Ilyodon whitei

The Balsas splitfin (Ilyodon whitei) is a species of fish in the family Goodeidae. It is endemic to Mexico where it occurs in the states of Morelos and Michoacán.^[2] This fish was formally described as Goodea whitei by Seth Eugene Meek in 1904 with the type locality given as Yautepec in Morelos.^[3] The specific name honours E. A. White of the Interoceanic Railway of Mexico for his interest in and support of Meek's work.^[4]

Ilyodon whitei
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Cyprinodontiformes
Family:	Goodeidae
Genus:	Ilyodon
Species:	I. whitei
Binomial name
Ilyodon whitei (Meek, 1904)
Synonyms[2]
Goodea whitei Meek, 1904 Balsadichthys whitei (Meek, 1904)