Xenotoca
Sign in to saveXenotoca is a genus of fish in the family Goodeidae from Mexico, where various species are found in a wide range of habitats, from rivers and creeks to pools and lakes, in the Lerma–Grande de Santiago, Panuco, Cuitzeo and other basins of the Mesa Central. While no goodeid is a very common aquarium fish, the redtail splitfin (X. eiseni), is one of the most common aquarium goodeids; its bright colors offset its reputation for being aggressive towards and occasionally even killing tankmates. Similarly to X. eiseni, two species described in 2016 have males with red-orange tails, but this feature i
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It sits within the topics Actinopterygii genera, Endemic fish of Mexico and Freshwater fish genera.
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Species
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassTeleostei
- OrderCyprinodontiformes
- FamilyGoodeidae
via GBIF
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 20
- Family
- Goodeidae
- Collections
- UMMZ, LSUMZ, OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY - FISH DIVISION, COLUMBUS, OH (OSUM)
- Recorded in
- Mexico
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- Xenotoca
- taxon name
- Xenotoca
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- genus
- topic's main category
- Category:Xenotoca
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Xenotoca is a genus of fish in the family Goodeidae from Mexico, where various species are found in a wide range of habitats, from rivers and creeks to pools and lakes, in the Lerma–Grande de Santiago, Panuco, Cuitzeo and other basins of the Mesa Central. While no goodeid is a very common aquarium fish, the redtail splitfin (X. eiseni), is one of the most common aquarium goodeids; its bright colors offset its reputation for being aggressive towards and occasionally even killing tankmates. Similarly to X. eiseni, two species described in 2016 have males with red-orange tails, but this feature is not shared by the remaining members of the genus. All Xenotoca species are relatively small, reaching up to in standard length.
==Species==
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