Biology:Allodontichthys

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Short description: Genus of fishes

Allodontichthys
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cyprinodontiformes
Family: Goodeidae
Subfamily: Goodeinae
Genus: Allodontichthys
C. L. Hubbs & C. L. Turner, 1939
Type species
Zoogoneticus zonistius
Hubbs, 1932

Allodontichthys is a genus of splitfins, endemic to the Tuxpan (Coahuayana), Armería and Ameca river basins in Colima and Jalisco, west–central Mexico.

Species

There are currently four recognized species in this genus:[1]

  • Allodontichthys hubbsi R. R. Miller & Uyeno, 1980 (Whitepatched splitfin)
  • Allodontichthys polylepis Rauchengerger, 1988 (Finescale splitfin)
  • Allodontichthys tamazulae C. L. Turner, 1946 (Tuxpan splitfin)
  • Allodontichthys zonistius (C. L. Hubbs, 1932) (Bandfin splitfin)

References

  1. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). Species of Allodontichthys in FishBase. August 2012 version.

Wikidata ☰ Q3766108 entry