Characodon is a genus of splitfins endemic to north–central Mexico. Two of the species are highly threatened and restricted to pools, ponds and springs in the upper San Pedro Mezquital River basin in Durango. The third species, C. garmani, was restricted to springs near Parras in Coahuila, but it became extinct when they dried out.[2]
| Characodon | |
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| Characodon lateralis | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cyprinodontiformes |
| Family: | Goodeidae |
| Subfamily: | Goodeinae |
| Genus: | Characodon Günther, 1866 |
| Type species | |
| Characodon lateralis Günther, 1866[1]
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Species
editThere are currently three recognized species in this genus,[3] although some authorities consider the genus to be monospecific, containing only Characodon lateralis with the other two species classified in the genus Goodea.[4][5]
- Characodon audax M. L. Smith & R. R. Miller, 1986 (Bold characodon)
- †Characodon garmani D. S. Jordan & Evermann, 1898 (Parras characodon)
- Characodon lateralis Günther, 1866 (Rainbow characodon)
† = Extinct
References
edit- ^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Characodon". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 19 September 2019.
- ^ Ceballos, G.; E.D. Pardo; L.M. Estévez; H.E. Pérez, eds. (2016). Los peces dulceacuícolas de México en peligro de extinción. Fondo de Cultura Económic. ISBN 978-607-16-4087-1.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Characodon". FishBase. August 2012 version.
- ^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Characodon". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 19 September 2019.
- ^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Goodea". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 19 September 2019.
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