CARES Species Profile:  Xenotoca melanosoma

Common Name:  Black Splitfin

Description

The Black Splitfin is native to the Upper Ameca, Armeria, Coahuayana, Rio Grande de Santiago, and adjacent endorheic basins in Mexico. It is a livebearer inhabiting streams, rivers, lakes, and springs. It prefers cool to warm, hard, slow moving water and is an omnivore feeding primarily on invertebrates with some algae and detritus.

CARES Family:   Goodeidae - Splitfin Livebearers

Global Region:   North America

Distribution:   Mexico

 

Conservation Status

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