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Allotoca goslinei in Mexico
Banded allotoca

Allotoca goslinei Smith & Miller, 1987
Family:	Goodeidae (Splitfins) , subfamily: Goodeinae	picture (Algos_u0.jpg) by Dibble, I.
Order:	Cyprinodontiformes (rivulines, killifishes and live bearers)
Class:	Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
FishBase name:	Banded allotoca
Max. size:	6.0 cm TL (male/unsexed; Ref. 12468)
Environment:	demersal; pH range: 7 - 7.59999990463257; dH range: 5 - 20 ; depth range 0 - 1 m
Climate:	tropical; 24 - 28°C
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Distribution:	Central America: Ameca River basin, Jalisco, Mexico.
Diagnosis:	A small, cone-toothed goodeid characterized with the following: divided preorbital and preopercular sensory canals and trophotaeniae in an elongated rosette; presence of pores 2b-4a in the supraorbital canal system; 12-18 narrow vertical bars along midside; 35-38 vertebrae; compared with A. dugesi more anal-fin rays, modally 14 (vs. 11 or 12 and more diploid chromosomes, 2N = 48 telocentrics and subtelocentrics (vs. 2N = 26 including 22 metacentrics); compared with A. maculata, more dorsal-fin rays, modally 16 (vs. 13 or 14) and in having mandibular pores 4 (vs. 0); compared with A. diazi, A. catarinae and A. meeki, it has fewer preopercular pores modally 8 (vs. 10 or 11), fewer preorbital pores modally 4 (vs. 5), absence of metacentric chromosomes, and a dark band on the male caudal fin (Ref. 58357)., more dorsal
Biology:	Occurs mainly in shallow water (15-26 cm) underneath floating plants (water hyacinth, filamentous algae and a nasturtium-like plant) along the gradually sloping north side of the pool. Collected from quiet pool of clear to murky water, with substrate of sand, silt, rocks and boulders (Ref. 58357)
Threatened:	Not Evaluated, see IUCN Red List , (Ref. 36508)
Dangerous:	harmless
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Main Ref:	Smith, M.L. and R.R. Miller. 1987. (Ref. 58357)
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Common names:	Banded allotoca, Tiro listado	Ref: Nelson, J.S., E.J. Crossman, H. Espinosa-Pérez, L.T. Findley, C.R. Gilbert, R.N. Lea and J.D. Williams, 2004
Status:	endemic	Ref: 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
Salinity:	freshwater
Uses:	no uses
Comments:	Type locality, Río Potrero Grande, about 10 km W of toen of Ameca on road to Atenguillo, Jalisco, UMMZ 213450 (holotype of Allotoca goslinei, 3.43 cm SL, mature male) (Ref. 58357). Status of threat: endangered. Criteria: 1,4,5 (http://fisc.er.usgs.gov/afs/) (Ref. 81264).
Country Information:	www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/mx.html
Occurrences:	Occurrences Point map
Main Ref:	Smith, M.L. and R.R. Miller, 1987
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