CARES Species Profile:  Girardinichthys ireneae

Synonym:   Hubbsina turneri

Common Name:  Zacapu Splitfin

Description

The Zacapu Splitfin is native to the Middle Rio Lerma Basin and Lake Zacapu in Mexico. It is a livebearer inhabiting springs and lakes. It prefers cool to warm, hard, slow moving water and is a nocturnal carnivore feeding mainly on plantonic invertebrates.

CARES Family:   Goodeidae - Splitfin Livebearers

Global Region:   North America

Distribution:   Mexico

 

Conservation Status

CARES Classification:  Critically Endangered CARES Assessment Date:  Feb. 15, 2017
IUCN Red List:  Undefined IUCN Assessment Date:  Jan. 1, 1900