ðə lˈæɾɚ nˈeɪmz ɑːɹ slˈaɪtli mɪslˈiːdɪŋ, haʊˈɛvɚ, æz ðeɪ ɑːɹ nˈiːðɚ ɹᵻstɹˈɪktᵻd tə sˈaʊθ ɐmˈɛɹɪkə, ðˌoʊ mˈoʊst ɑːɹ ɪn fˈækt fˈaʊnd ðˈɛɹ, nˈɔːɹ ɑːɹ ðeɪ ðɪ ˈoʊnli kˈɪlɪfɪʃᵻz fɹʌmðɪ ɐmˈɛɹɪkəz.
The latter names are slightly misleading, however, as they are neither restricted to South America, though most are in fact found there, nor are they the only killifishes from the Americas.