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: Characodon
Species: C. audax – C. garmani – C. lateralis
Name
Characodon Günther, 1866
Gender: masculine
Type species: Characodon lateralis Günther, 1866, by monotypy.
References
Günther, A.C.L.G. 1866. Catalogue of the Physostomi, containing the families Salmonidae, Percopsidae, Galaxidae, Mormyridae, Gymnarchidae, Esocidae, Umbridae, Scombresocidae, Cyprinodontidae, in the collection of the British Museum. Catalogue of the fishes in the British Museum 6(i–xv): 1–368. BHL Reference page.
Links
Characodon – Taxon details on Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS).
Characodon is a genus of splitfins endemic to north–central Mexico. Two of the species are highly threatened and restricted to pools, ponds and springs in the upper San Pedro Mezquital River basin in Durango. The third species, C. garmani, was restricted to springs near Parras in Coahuila, but it became extinct when they dried out.[2]
Species
There are currently three recognized species in this genus,[3] although some authorities consider the genus to be monospecific, containing only Characodon lateralis with the other two species classified in the genus Goodea.[4][5]
Characodon audax M. L. Smith & R. R. Miller, 1986 (Bold characodon)
†Characodon garmani D. S. Jordan & Evermann, 1898 (Parras characodon)
Characodon lateralis Günther, 1866 (Rainbow characodon)
† = Extinct
References
Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Characodon". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 19 September 2019.
Ceballos, G.; E.D. Pardo; L.M. Estévez; H.E. Pérez, eds. (2016). Los peces dulceacuícolas de México en peligro de extinción. Fondo de Cultura Económic. ISBN 978-607-16-4087-1.
Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Characodon". FishBase. August 2012 version.
Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Characodon". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 19 September 2019.
Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Goodea". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 19 September 2019.
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