Chapalichthys | |
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Charcodon encaustus | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Cyprinodontiformes |
Family: | Goodeidae |
Subfamily: | Goodeinae |
Genus: |
Chapalichthys Meek, 1902 |
Type species | |
Characodon encaustus Jordan & Snyder, 1899
[1]
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Chapalichthys is a genus of splitfins that are endemic to west-central Mexico, where found in lakes, pools, ponds and channels in the Lerma– Chapala– Grande de Santiago and Balsas basins. [2] [3] Chapalichthys reach up to 9.3 cm (3.7 in) in standard length. Despite this relatively small size, they are often caught as food in Lake Chapala. [2]
There are currently three species in this genus according to FishBase, [4] but some authorities only recognize two, treating C. peraticus as a junior synonym of C. pardalis. [3]
Chapalichthys | |
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Charcodon encaustus | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Cyprinodontiformes |
Family: | Goodeidae |
Subfamily: | Goodeinae |
Genus: |
Chapalichthys Meek, 1902 |
Type species | |
Characodon encaustus Jordan & Snyder, 1899
[1]
|
Chapalichthys is a genus of splitfins that are endemic to west-central Mexico, where found in lakes, pools, ponds and channels in the Lerma– Chapala– Grande de Santiago and Balsas basins. [2] [3] Chapalichthys reach up to 9.3 cm (3.7 in) in standard length. Despite this relatively small size, they are often caught as food in Lake Chapala. [2]
There are currently three species in this genus according to FishBase, [4] but some authorities only recognize two, treating C. peraticus as a junior synonym of C. pardalis. [3]