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Goodeidae (Splitfins) > Goodeinae
Eponymy: Dr George Brown Goode (1851–1896) was an American ichthyologist and museum administrator at the Smithsonian. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on author: Jordan.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Freshwater; demersal; pH range: 7.5 - 8.0; dH range: 5 - 25. Subtropical; 18°C - 24°C (Ref. 2059); 21°N - 19°N
Central America: Lerma River basin and Ayuquila River, Guanajuato, Mexico.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm 4.8  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 13.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 95262); 12.0 cm TL (female)
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Lyons, J., G. González-Hernandéz, E. Soto-Galera and M. Guzmán-Arroyo, 1998. Decline of freshwater fishes and fisheries in selected drainages of west-central Mexico. Fisheries 23(4):10-18. (Ref. 27639)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Fisheries: commercial; aquarium: commercial
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