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Xenotaenia

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Xenotaenia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cyprinodontiformes
Family: Goodeidae
Subfamily: Goodeinae
Genus: Xenotaenia
C. L. Turner, 1946
Species:
X. resolanae
Binomial name
Xenotaenia resolanae

Xenotaenia resolanae, the leopard splitfin, is a species of splitfin endemic to west–central Mexico where it is found in the Purificación and Marabasco River basins in Jalisco and Colima. This species grows to a length of 5 centimetres (2.0 in) TL. It is found in the aquarium trade and is the only known species in its genus.

References

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  • Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Xenotaenia resolanae". FishBase. August 2012 version.
  1. ^ Koeck, M. (2019). "Xenotaenia resolanae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T191716A2000033. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-2.RLTS.T191716A2000033.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.