Allodontichthys polylepis Rauchenberger, 1988
Finescale splitfin, mexcalpique escamitas
Taxonomy & Nomenclature
Conservation Status
Extinct in the Wild?
Distribution
Mexico
Biology & Ecology
Hypodigm
Media
References
Original scientific description:
Rauchenberger, Mary. (1988). A New Species of Allodontichthys (Cyprinodontiformes: Goodeidae), with Comparative Morphometrics for the Genus. Copeia 1988(2): 433-441. https://doi.org/10.2307/1445884
Other references:
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Miller, R. R. (with the collaboration of W.L. Minckley and S.M. Norris). (2005). Freshwater Fishes of Mexico. The University of Chicago Press, Chicago, Illinois.
Webb, S. (2002). Molecular systematics of the genus Allodontichthys (Cyprinodontiformes: Goodeidae). Reviews in Fish Biology and Fisheries 12(2-3): 193-205.
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