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Chapalichthys
Genus of fishes From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Chapalichthys is a genus of splitfins that are endemic to west-central Mexico, where found in lakes, pools, ponds and channels in the Lerma–Chapala–Grande de Santiago and Balsas basins.[2][3] Chapalichthys reach up to 9.3 cm (3.7 in) in standard length. Despite this relatively small size, they are often caught as food in Lake Chapala.[2]
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Species
There are currently three species in this genus according to FishBase,[4] but some authorities only recognize two, treating C. peraticus as a junior synonym of C. pardalis.[3]
- Chapalichthys encaustus (D. S. Jordan & Snyder, 1899) (Barred splitfin)
- Chapalichthys pardalis Álvarez, 1963 (Polka-dot splitfin)
- Chapalichthys peraticus Álvarez, 1963 (Alien splitfin)
References
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