Common Name: Redtail Splitfin
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