Characodon

Characodon is a genus of splitfins endemic to north–central Mexico. Two of the species are highly threatened and restricted to pools, ponds and springs in the upper San Pedro Mezquital River basin in Durango. The third species, C. garmani, was restricted to springs near Parras in Coahuila, but it became extinct when they dried out.[2]

Characodon
Characodon lateralis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cyprinodontiformes
Family: Goodeidae
Subfamily: Goodeinae
Genus: Characodon
Günther, 1866
Type species
Characodon lateralis
Günther, 1866[1]

Species

There are currently three recognized species in this genus,[3] although some authorities consider the genus to be monospecific, containing only Characodon lateralis with the other two species classified in the genus Goodea.[4][5]

† = Extinct

References
  1. Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Characodon". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 19 September 2019.
  2. Ceballos, G.; E.D. Pardo; L.M. Estévez; H.E. Pérez, eds. (2016). Los peces dulceacuícolas de México en peligro de extinción. ISBN 978-607-16-4087-1.
  3. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). Species of Characodon in FishBase. August 2012 version.
  4. Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Characodon". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 19 September 2019.
  5. Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Goodea". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 19 September 2019.


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