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

 

Aquarists keeping this Species

James: Xenotaca lyonsi