Species Profile:  Xenotoca melanosoma

Common Name:  Black Splitfin

Description

The Black Splitfin is native to the Upper Ameca, Armeria, Coahuayana, Rio Grande de Santiago, and adjacent endorheic basins in Mexico. It is a livebearer inhabiting streams, rivers, lakes, and springs. It prefers cool to warm, hard, slow moving water and is an omnivore feeding primarily on invertebrates with some algae and detritus.

Category:   Livebearers

Global Region:   North America

Distribution:   Mexico

CARES Classification:  Vulnerable

IUCN Red List Status:  Endangered

 

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