Biology:Zoogoneticus
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Short description: Genus of fishes
| Zoogoneticus | |
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| Zoogoneticus tequila | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cyprinodontiformes |
| Family: | Goodeidae |
| Subfamily: | Goodeinae |
| Genus: | Zoogoneticus Meek, 1902 |
| Type species | |
| Platypoecilus quitzeoensis Bean, 1898[1]
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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. Zoogoneticus are fairly small fish, reaching up to 8 cm (3 in) in total length.[2]
Species
There are currently three recognized species in this genus:[2]
- 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)
References
- ↑ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron; van der Laan, Richard, eds. "Zoogoneticus". California Academy of Sciences. http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/ichthyology/catalog/fishcatget.asp?genid=5083.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). Species of Zoogoneticus in FishBase. August 2012 version.
Wikidata ☰ Q3768300 entry
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