Species Profile: Xenotoca lyonsi
Alternate Name: Xenotoca eiseni
Common Name: Coahuayana Splitfin
Description
The Coahuayana Splitfin is native to the Upper Rio Coahuayana basin and Rio Tamazula drainage in Mexico. It is a livebearer inhabiting streams and rivers. It prefers warm, hard, slow moving water and is an omnivore feeding primarily on algae and detritus, along with some invertebrates.
Category: Livebearers
Global Region: North America
Distribution: Rio Tamazula
CARES Classification: Critically Endangered
IUCN Red List Status: Critically Endangered
