| Relict splitfin | |
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| Conservation status | |
 Endangered (IUCN 3.1) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cyprinodontiformes |
| Family: | Goodeidae |
| Subfamily: | Goodeinae |
| Genus: | Xenoophorus C. L. Hubbs & C. L. Turner, 1939 |
| Species: | X. captivus |
| Binomial name | |
| Xenoophorus captivus (C. L. Hubbs, 1924) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Goodea captiva Hubbs 1924 | |
The relict splitfin (Xenoophorus captivus) is a species of splitfin endemic to the Pánuco River system in Mexico. It feeds on algae. This species grows to up to 6 centimetres (2.4 in) in length. It is found in the aquarium trade. It is the only known member of its genus.
References
- ^ Koeck, M.; Daniels, A. (2019). "Xenoophorus captivus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T23116A2783687. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-2.RLTS.T23116A2783687.en. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Xenoophorus captivus". FishBase. August 2012 version.
- Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Xenophorus". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 22 September 2019.
| Taxon identifiers | |
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| Xenoophorus captivus | |
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- IUCN Red List endangered species
- Xenoophorus
- Goodeinae
- Freshwater fish of Mexico
- Endemic fish of Mexico
- Pánuco River
- Natural history of San Luis Potosí
- Natural history of Tamaulipas
- Natural history of Veracruz
- Endangered fish
- Endangered biota of Mexico
- Endangered fauna of North America
- Fish described in 1924
- Taxa named by Carl Leavitt Hubbs
- Cyprinodontiformes stubs