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Jeweled Splitfin

Xenotoca variata

Classification

Family
Goodeidae

The butterfly splitfin or butterfly goodeid (Ameca splendens) is a bony fish from the monotypic genus Ameca of the splitfin family (Goodeidae). It was formerly found throughout the Ameca River drainage in Mexico; the type locality is Rio Teuchitlán in the vicinity of Teuchitlán, Jalisco, near the town of Ameca. The species was historically only found in an area about 10 miles (15 km) in diameter but in the early 21st century, searches have found it in a few other locations in the region, up to 100 km away at Cuyacapán.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog
Mexico · 30