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Goodeidae (Splitfins) > Goodeinae
Etymology: Alloophorus: Greek, allos = other + Greek, pherein = to carry (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Bean.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Freshwater; demersal. Tropical; 21°C - 25°C (Ref. 12468); 21°N - 19°N
Central America: Lerma River basin, Mexico.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm 8.7  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 15.5 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 137577)
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Lyons, J., G. González-Hernandéz, E. Soto-Galera and M. Guzmán-Arroyo, 1998. Decline of freshwater fishes and fisheries in selected drainages of west-central Mexico. Fisheries 23(4):10-18. (Ref. 27639)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Vulnerable (VU) (B1ab(i,ii,iii,iv)+2ab(i,ii,iii,iv)); Date assessed: 17 April 2018
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Fisheries: commercial; aquarium: commercial
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