Common Names

Taxonomic Hierarchy

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Cyprinodontiformes

Family: Goodeidae

Genus: Allodontichthys

Species: Allodontichthys polylepis Rauchenberger, 1988

Climate Zone

Location

• Central America: Rio Ameca basin, Jalisco, Mexico.

Biology

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

demersal

Conservation Status

Critically Endangered

Threat to Humans

Harmless