Profundulus kreiseri

Profundulus kreiseri is a species of killifish native to the Chamelecón and Ulúa rivers in Honduras. It was first collected in 2009 and described as a new species in 2012.^[1]

Profundulus kreiseri
Profundulus kreiseri holotype
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Cyprinodontiformes
Family:	Profundulidae
Genus:	Profundulus
Species:	P. kreiseri
Binomial name
Profundulus kreiseri Matamoros, Chakrabarty, Schaefer, and Hernández, 2012

Description

Profundulus kreiseri grows to around 6 cm (2.4 in) in length. It is a brown color, with a golden blotch found on the operculum and lateral dark stripe. The head is covered in deeply-embedded scales.^[1]

Etymology

The specific name, kreiseri, is in honor of Brian Kreiser, the doctoral advisor of paper author Wilfredo Matamoros.^[1]

Taxonomic evaluation

Profundulus kreiseri was placed in the Profundulus subgenus and found to be the sister taxon to P. guatemalensis.^[1]