Chapalichthys
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
standard length. Despite this relatively small size, they are often caught as food in Lake Chapala.[2]
Species
There are currently three species in this genus according to
junior synonym of C. pardalis.[3]
- Chapalichthys encaustus (D. S. Jordan & Snyder, 1899) (Barred splitfin)
- Chapalichthys pardalis Álvarez, 1963 (Polka-dot splitfin)
- Chapalichthys peraticus Álvarez, 1963 (Alien splitfin)
References
- ^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Chapalichthys". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 22 September 2019.
- ^ a b "Chapalichthys encaustus". Goodeid Working Group. Retrieved 24 September 2018.
- ^ a b "Chapalichthys pardalis (including peraticus)". Goodeid Working Group. Retrieved 24 September 2018.
- ^ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). Species of Chapalichthys in FishBase. August 2012 version.