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Allotoca meeki in Mexico
Zirahuen allotica

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Allotoca meeki   (Alvarez, 1959)
Family:	Goodeidae (Splitfins) , subfamily: Goodeinae			picture () by ( not available )
Order:	Cyprinodontiformes  (rivulines, killifishes and live bearers)
Class:	Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
FishBase name:	Zirahuen allotica
Max. size:	7.0 cm TL (male/unsexed; Ref. 26130); 9 cm (female)
Environment:	demersal
Climate:	tropical; 20
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Distribution:	Central America: restricted to the Lake Zirahuen in Michoacan, Mexico.
Biology:	Inhabits small, deep mountain lake with sandy bottom which is partly covered with mud (Ref. 26130)
Threatened:	Not Evaluated, see IUCN Red List  , (Ref. 36508)
Dangerous:	harmless
Coordinator:
Main Ref:	Wischnath, L.. 1993. (Ref. 26130)
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Mexico country information
Common names:	Tiro de Zirahuén, Zirahuen allotica		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:  Lyons, J., G. González-Hernandéz, E. Soto-Galera and M. Guzmán-Arroyo, 1998
Salinity:	freshwater
Regulations:	no regulations		Ref:
Uses:	no uses
Comments:	Restricted to the Lake Zirahuen in Michoacan. Population stable in the 1990s (Ref. 27639). 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:	Wischnath, L., 1993
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	Checked:  Froese, Rainer	Modified:  Torres, Armi G.	Entered:  Torres, Armi G.

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