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Common names: Chapultepec splitfin, Mexcalpique, Mexclapique
Occurrence: endemic
Salinity: freshwater
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Importance: minor commercial | Ref: Wischnath, L., 1993
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Known from Xochimilco, Lake Texcoco and Zumpango lagoon east and southeast of the center of Mexico City. Marketed as dry fish. Also Ref. 3881. Status of threat: endangered; status same as 1989. Criteria: 1,4,5 (http://fisc.er.usgs.gov/afs/) (Ref. 81264).
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Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/mx.html
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Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Wischnath, L., 1993
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Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Teleostei (teleosts) > Cyprinodontiformes (Rivulines, killifishes and live bearers) > Goodeidae (Splitfins) > Goodeinae
Etymology: Girardinichthys: From Charles Girard, assistant of Agassiz (1846-1848) + Greek, ichthys = fish.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Freshwater; benthopelagic. Tropical; 20°C - 22°C (Ref. 26130)

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Central America: Mexico.

Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: L_m ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 6.5 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 6398); 5.0 cm (female)

Inhabits small lakes, ponds and pools. Sold as dry fish.

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Gestation period lasts for about 55 days. A female gives birth to about 25 young.

Main reference Upload your references | References | Coordinator | Collaborators

Jelks, H.L., S.J. Walsh, N.M. Burkhead, S. Contreras-Balderas, E. Díaz-Pardo, D.A. Hendrickson, J. Lyons, N.E. Mandrak, F. McCormick, J.S. Nelson, S.P. Platania, B.A. Porter, C.B. Renaud, J.J. Schmitter-Soto, E.B. Taylor and M.L. Warren Jr., 2008. Conservation status of imperiled North American freshwater and diadromous fishes. Fisheries 33(8):372-407. (Ref. 81264)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

Endangered (EN) (B1ab(i,ii,iii,iv)+2ab(i,ii,iii,iv)); Date assessed: 12 April 2018

CITES (Ref. 128078)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

Harmless

Human uses

Fisheries: minor commercial

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Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804): PD₅₀ = 0.6250 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].

Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01000 (0.00244 - 0.04107), b=3.04 (2.81 - 3.27), in cm Total Length, based on all LWR estimates for this body shape (Ref. 93245).

Trophic level (Ref. 69278): 2.2 ±0.1 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives

Resilience (Ref. 120179): Low, minimum population doubling time 4.5 - 14 years (Assuming Fec<100).

Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).

Price category (Ref. 80766): Unknown.

Girardinichthys viviparus (Bustamante, 1837)