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A male of Xenotoca melanosoma from Santa Magdalena lagoon, Ameca drainage [Jalisco], photographed in the aquaculture laboratory of the Michoacán University of San Nicolás de Hidalgo [Morelia], in charge of Omar Dominguez-Dominguez. Photo by Juan Miguel Artigas Azas. (13-Mar-2006). determiner Juan Miguel Artigas Azas

Family
Goodeidae

Sub-family
Goodeinae

Tribe
Chapalichthyini

Genus
Xenotoca

Status
valid

Last updated on:
31-Aug-2012

Xenotoca melanosoma Fitzsimons, 1972

Black splitfin; Mexcalpique negro.

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Original description as Xenotoca melanosoma:

Fitzsimons, John Michael. 1972. "A revision of two genera of goodeid fishes (Cyprinodontiformes, Osteichthyes) from the Mexican Plateau". Copeia. v. 1972(n. 4), pp. 728-756 (ffm00001) (abstract)

Conservation: Xenotoca melanosoma is not evaluated by the international union for the conservation of nature in the iucn red list of threatened species.