| Chapalichthys | |
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| Charcodon encaustus | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cyprinodontiformes |
| Family: | Goodeidae |
| Subfamily: | Goodeinae |
| Genus: | Chapalichthys Meek, 1902 |
| Type species | |
| Characodon encaustus Jordan & Snyder, 1899 | |
Chapalichthys is a genus of splitfins that are endemic to west-central Mexico, where found in lakes, pools, ponds and channels in the Lerma–Chapala–Grande de Santiago and Balsas basins. Chapalichthys reach up to 9.3 cm (3.7 in) in standard length. Despite this relatively small size, they are often caught as food in Lake Chapala.
Species
There are currently three species in this genus according to FishBase, but some authorities only recognize two, treating C. peraticus as a junior synonym of C. pardalis.
- Chapalichthys encaustus (D. S. Jordan & Snyder, 1899) (Barred splitfin)
- Chapalichthys pardalis Álvarez, 1963 (Polka-dot splitfin)
- Chapalichthys peraticus Álvarez, 1963 (Alien splitfin)
References
- Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Chapalichthys". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 22 September 2019.
- ^ "Chapalichthys encaustus". Goodeid Working Group. Retrieved 24 September 2018.
- ^ "Chapalichthys pardalis (including peraticus)". Goodeid Working Group. Retrieved 24 September 2018.
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Chapalichthys". FishBase. August 2012 version.
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