Bold characodon

The bold characodon (Characodon audax) is a species of fish in the family Goodeidae that is endemic to Mexico.^[2] Its habitat is springfed ponds and small creeks with still or slow flowing water. It can reach lengths of 48 millimetres (1.9 in).^[3]

Bold characodon
Conservation status
Endangered  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Cyprinodontiformes
Family:	Goodeidae
Genus:	Characodon
Species:	C. audax
Binomial name
Characodon audax M. L. Smith & R. R. Miller, 1986

There has been controversy regarding the taxonomic classification of this and other Characodon species; see Rainbow goodeid.