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. Members of the Zoogoneticus genus are all fairly small fish, reaching up to in total length.
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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. Members of the Zoogoneticus genus are all fairly small fish, reaching up to in total length.
==Species== There are currently three recognized species in this genus: Zoogoneticus purhepechus Domínguez-Domínguez, Pérez-Rodríguez & Doadrio, 2008 Zoogoneticus quitzeoensis (B. A. Bean, 1898) (Picotee goodeid) Zoogoneticus tequila Webb & R. R. Miller, 1998 (Tequila splitfin)
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