CARES Species Profile:  Xenotoca eiseni

Common Name:  Redtail Splitfin

Description

The Redtail Splitfin is native to the Upper Rio Compostela and Lower Rio Grande de Santiago basins in Mexico. It is a livebearer inhabiting streams and springs. It prefers warm, hard, slow moving water and is an omnivore feeding primarily on algae and detritus, along with some invertebrates.

CARES Family:   Goodeidae - Splitfin Livebearers

Global Region:   North America

Distribution:   Mexico

 

Conservation Status

CARES Classification:  Endangered CARES Assessment Date:  Feb. 15, 2017
IUCN Red List:  Endangered IUCN Assessment Date:  March 14, 2018