CARES Species Profile:  Neotoca bilineata

Synonym:   Skiffia bilineatus

Common Name:  Twoline Skiffia

Description

Native to the Rio Lerma and Morelia basins in Mexico, Neotoca bilineata is a livebearer inhabiting streams and springs. It prefers cool to warm, hard, slow-moving water. This is an omnivore with a diet that consists of a balance of plant material and protein. Examples of foods to feed include spirulina algae, blanched vegetables, nori, live baby brine shrimp and freeze-dried daphnia.

CARES Family:   Goodeidae - Splitfin Livebearers

Global Region:   North America

Distribution:   Mexico

CARES Classification:  Endangered CARES Assessment Date:  Feb. 15, 2017    
IUCN Red List:  Endangered   IUCN Assessment Date:  March 7, 2018      
 

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