Description

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Common Names

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Skællet goodeide , Danish , Denmark

Skællet splitfinne , Danish , Denmark

Finescale splitfin , English , Mexico

Pienisuomutoka , Finnish , Finland

Vielschuppen-Hochlandkärpfling , German , Germany

Mexcalpique escamitas , Spanish , Mexico

Taxonomic Hierarchy

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Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Cyprinodontiformes

Family: Goodeidae

Genus: Allodontichthys

Species: Allodontichthys polylepis Rauchenberger, 1988

Climate Zone

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Tropical

Location

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Central America: Rio Ameca basin, Jalisco, Mexico.

Biology

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Inhabits a quiet pool of clear to murky water at a depth of up to 1.2 m and with bottom consisting of sand, silt, rocks and boulders.

Habitat

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demersal