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Etymology: Xenotaenia: Greek, xenos = strange + latin, taenia, -ae = strip (Ref. 45335).
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Freshwater; demersal. Tropical; 22°C - 25°C (Ref. 2060)
Central America: restricted to the Purificación and Marabasco river basins, on the Pacific slope of west-central Mexico.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 4.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 2060); 5.0 cm TL (female)
In small creeks with dense vegetation; feeds on algae.
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturities | Reproduction | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larvae
Females can get young every 2 months.
Lyons, J., 1997. Morphological variation within Xenotaenia resolanae (Pisces: Goodeidae), a little-known species endemic to the Pacific slope of west-central México. Ichthyol. Explor. Freshwat. 7(3-4):267-272. (Ref. 26133)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
Vulnerable (VU) (B1ab(i,ii,iii,iv)+2ab(i,ii,iii,iv)); Date assessed: 14 March 2018
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Fisheries: of no interest; aquarium: commercial
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 1.0000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01995 (0.00906 - 0.04395), b=3.01 (2.83 - 3.19), in cm total length, based on all LWR estimates for this body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 2.0 ±0.00 se; based on food items.
Resilience (Ref.
120179): High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (tm=0.3 (in captivity); Fec=10-30; assuming multiple spawning per year).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
