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Xenotaenia resolanae

(Xenotaenia resolanae)

Description

Xenotaenia resolanae, the leopard splitfin, is a species of splitfin endemic to west–central Mexico where it is found in the Purificación and Marabasco River basins in Jalisco and Colima. This species grows to a length of 5 centimetres (2.0 in) TL. It is found in the aquarium trade and is the only known species in its genus.

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum:
Class: Actinopterygii
Order:Cyprinodontiformes
Family:Goodeidae
Genus:Xenotaenia
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