Zoogoneticus | |
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Zoogoneticus tequila | |
Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Cyprinodontiformes |
Family: | Goodeidae |
Subfamily: | Goodeinae |
Genus: |
Zoogoneticus Meek, 1902 |
Type species | |
Platypoecilus quitzeoensis Bean, 1898
[1]
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Zoogoneticus is a genus of splitfins that are endemic to the Lerma– Chapala– Grande de Santiago, Armería, Ameca, Cuitzeo and Zacapu basins in west-central Mexico. They inhabit lakes, streams, ponds, canals and ditches, and prefer shallow waters with no or only a moderate current. They are predators that feed on small invertebrates. Zoogoneticus are fairly small fish, reaching up to 8 cm (3 in) in total length. [2]
There are currently three recognized species in this genus: [2]
Zoogoneticus | |
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| |
Zoogoneticus tequila | |
Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Cyprinodontiformes |
Family: | Goodeidae |
Subfamily: | Goodeinae |
Genus: |
Zoogoneticus Meek, 1902 |
Type species | |
Platypoecilus quitzeoensis Bean, 1898
[1]
|
Zoogoneticus is a genus of splitfins that are endemic to the Lerma– Chapala– Grande de Santiago, Armería, Ameca, Cuitzeo and Zacapu basins in west-central Mexico. They inhabit lakes, streams, ponds, canals and ditches, and prefer shallow waters with no or only a moderate current. They are predators that feed on small invertebrates. Zoogoneticus are fairly small fish, reaching up to 8 cm (3 in) in total length. [2]
There are currently three recognized species in this genus: [2]