Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Megaclassis: Osteichthyes
Superclassis/Classis: Actinopterygii
Classis/Subclassis: Actinopteri
Subclassis/Infraclassis: Neopterygii
Infraclassis: Teleostei
Megacohors: Osteoglossocephalai
Supercohors: Clupeocephala
Cohors: Euteleosteomorpha
Subcohors: Neoteleostei
Infracohors: Eurypterygia
Sectio: Ctenosquamata
Subsectio: Acanthomorphata
Divisio/Superordo: Acanthopterygii
Subdivisio: Percomorphaceae
Series: Ovalentaria
Superordo: Atherinomorphae
Ordo: Cyprinodontiformes
Subordo: Cyprinodontoidei
Familia: Goodeidae
Subfamilia: Goodeinae
Genus: Chapalichthys
Species: C. encaustus – C. pardalis – C. peraticus
Name
Chapalichthys Meek, 1902
Gender: masculine
Type species: Characodon encaustus Jordan & Snyder, 1899, by original designation and monotypy.
References
Meek, S. E. (1902) A contribution to the ichthyology of Mexico. Field Columbian Museum, Zoological Series 3(6): 63–128, Pls. 14-31.
Links
Chapalichthys – Taxon details on Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS).
Chapalichthys encaustus
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.[2][3] 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.[2]
Species
There are currently three species in this genus according to FishBase,[4] but some authorities only recognize two, treating C. peraticus as a junior synonym of C. pardalis.[3]
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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