Xenotoca

Updated on Jan 18, 2024

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Kingdom Animalia Scientific name Xenotoca Higher classification Splitfins Order Cyprinodontiformes		Family Goodeidae Phylum Chordata Rank Genus

Similar Redtail splitfin, Splitfins, Butterfly splitfin, Skiffia, Characodon

Fish gives birth to 5 fry in 5 seconds xenotoca eiseni rare livebearing fish

Xenotoca is a genus of fish in the family Goodeidae found in the highlands of Mexico.

There are currently 5 recognized species in this genus:

Xenotoca doadrioi Domínguez-Domínguez, Bernal-Zuñiga & Piller, 2016

Xenotoca eiseni (Rutter, 1896) (Red-tail splitfin)

Xenotoca lyonsi Domínguez-Domínguez, Bernal-Zuñiga & Piller, 2016

Xenotoca melanosoma Fitzsimons, 1972 (Black splitfin)

Xenotoca variata (T. H. Bean, 1887) (Jeweled splitfin)

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