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Freshwater fish of Mexico — species native to rivers, lakes, streams, and ephemeral waters within Mexican North America; Pages in category "Freshwater fish of ...
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Astyanax jordani is a freshwater fish of the characin family (family Characidae) of order Characiformes, native to Mexico. [3] [4] It is sometimes called the cave tetra, or by its local Spanish name sardina ciega. A blind cave fish, A. jordani is very closely related to the Mexican tetra (A. mexicanus) and their taxonomy is disputed.
Goodeidae is a family of teleost fish endemic to Mexico and some areas of the United States. Many species are known as splitfins. This family contains about 50 species within 18 genera. [2] [3] The family is named after ichthyologist George Brown Goode (1851–1896). [4] The earliest fossil goodeid is Tapatia, a goodeine from the middle Miocene of
Psalidodon fasciatus, commonly known as the banded astyanax, is a species of fish widespread in the Americas from Mexico to Argentina. [3] It grows up to 17.1 cm (6.7 in) in length. [ 4 ] Formerly thought to be closely related to the Mexican tetra , it is now in the same genus as the Buenos Aires tetra .
Poeciliopsis prolifica, or the blackstripe livebearer, is a species of small freshwater fish in the family Poeciliidae.It is endemic to Mexico. [3] It is a viviparous species and the female can have several clutches of young developing internally at the same time, hence the specific name prolifica, from the Latin proles, "offspring" and ferax, "rich, fruitful" in reference to the great number ...
Freshwater fish are fish species that spend some or all of their lives in bodies of fresh water such as rivers, lakes, ponds and inland wetlands, where the salinity is less than 1.05%. These environments differ from marine habitats in many ways, especially the difference in levels of osmolarity .
Ideal, suitable conditions for Chiapas swordtails include a water temperature of around 25–28 °C. These are benthopelagic fish. Water pH should range from 7.2 to 8.1. They are quite resilient fish. They are often found in fast-flowing rivers. In nature, schools of more females than males are common, and enjoy dense aquatic foliage to give ...