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Ameca splendens in Mexico
Butterfly splitfin

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Ameca splendens   Miller & Fitzsimons, 1971
Family:	Goodeidae (Splitfins) , subfamily: Goodeinae			picture (Amspl_u1.jpg) by Moeremans, L.
Order:	Cyprinodontiformes  (rivulines, killifishes and live bearers)
Class:	Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
FishBase name:	Butterfly splitfin
Max. size:	8.0 cm TL (male/unsexed; Ref. 2060); 12 cm TL (female)
Environment:	demersal; pH range: 6 - 8; dH range: 9 - 19 ; depth range - 2 m
Climate:	tropical; 26 - 32°C; 23°N - 22°N
Global Importance:	fisheries: of no interest; aquarium: commercial
Resilience:
Distribution:	North America: Jalisco, Mexico.
Biology:	Raised commercially in Florida, U.S.A
Threatened:	Extinct in the Wild, see IUCN Red List  , (Ref. 36508)
Dangerous:	harmless
Coordinator:
Main Ref:	Robins, C.R., R.M. Bailey, C.E. Bond, J.R. Brooker, E.A. Lachner, R.N. Lea and W.B. Scott. 1991. (Ref. 4537)
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Mexico country information
Common names:	Butterfly splitfin, Mexacalpique mariposa		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:  Robins, C.R., R.M. Bailey, C.E. Bond, J.R. Brooker, E.A. Lachner, R.N. Lea and W.B. Scott, 1991
Salinity:	freshwater
Importance:	of no interest		Ref:
Uses:	live export: ornamental
Comments:	Known from Rio Ameca and Rio Teuchitlan in Jalisco. Also Ref. 4537. Status of threat: endangered; status same as 1989. Criteria: 1,2,4,5 (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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	Modified:  Torres, Armi G.	Entered:  Cruz, Tess

	Ref.:				Glossary
		(e.g. 9948)				(e.g. cephalopods)
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