Chapalichthys
Charcodon encaustus
Scientific classification Edit this 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 LermaChapalaGrande 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]

Species

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 encaustus (D. S. Jordan & Snyder, 1899) (Barred splitfin)
  • Chapalichthys pardalis Álvarez, 1963 (Polka-dot splitfin)
  • Chapalichthys peraticus Álvarez, 1963 (Alien splitfin)

References

  1. Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Chapalichthys". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 22 September 2019.
  2. 1 2 "Chapalichthys encaustus". Goodeid Working Group. Retrieved 24 September 2018.
  3. 1 2 "Chapalichthys pardalis (including peraticus)". Goodeid Working Group. Retrieved 24 September 2018.
  4. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). Species of Chapalichthys in FishBase. August 2012 version.


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