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Teleostei (teleosts) > Cyprinodontiformes (Rivulines, killifishes and live bearers) > Goodeidae (Splitfins) > Goodeinae
Eponymy: This is a toponym referring to the basin of the Rio Lerma, Mexico. (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on author: Meek.
Eponymy: This is a toponym referring to the basin of the Rio Lerma, Mexico. (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on author: Meek.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology
Freshwater; demersal. Tropical
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Central America: Lake Patzcuara, Celaya, Michoacan, Mexico.
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Prefers to inhabit thickly planted shores. Cultivated almost exclusively in scientific institutions.
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Main reference
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Wischnath, L., 1993. Atlas of livebearers of the world. T.F.H. Publications, Inc., United States of America. 336 p. (Ref. 26130)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Endangered (EN) (B1ab(i,ii,iii,iv)+2ab(i,ii,iii,iv)); Date assessed: 13 March 2018
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Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
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