Xenotoca eiseni

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Xenotoca eiseni is a small, colorful goodeid fish from central Mexico, popular in aquariums and known for its distinctive livebearing reproductive strategy.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Xenotoca eiseni canonical 4
Cualac tessellatus 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf fish species ⓘ
freshwater fish ⓘ
goodeid ⓘ
ray-finned fish ⓘ
aquariumTrade popular aquarium fish ⓘ
class Actinopterygii ⓘ
commonName red-tailed goodeid ⓘ
redtail splitfin ⓘ
conservationStatus threatened in the wild ⓘ
describedBy Seth Eugene Meek ⓘ
describedInYear 1904 ⓘ
diet algae ⓘ
omnivorous ⓘ
small invertebrates ⓘ
family Goodeidae ⓘ
femaleColoration more subdued and mottled ⓘ
genus Xenotoca ⓘ
geographicEndemism endemic to Mexico ⓘ
habitat canals ⓘ
ditches ⓘ
freshwater rivers ⓘ
streams ⓘ
hasCharacteristic embryos nourished via trophotaeniae ⓘ
internal fertilization ⓘ
keptFor ornamental purposes ⓘ
kingdom Animalia ⓘ
maleColoration bright red or orange caudal peduncle and tail ⓘ
maximumLength approximately 6 cm ⓘ
nativeTo Mexico ⓘ
Río Ameca basin ⓘ
Río Grande de Santiago basin ⓘ
central Mexico ⓘ
linked to: Central Mexico
order Cyprinodontiformes ⓘ
phylum Chordata ⓘ
reproduction livebearing ⓘ
reproductiveMode matrotrophic viviparity ⓘ
sexualDimorphism present ⓘ
socialBehavior group-living ⓘ
taxonRank species ⓘ
threat habitat degradation ⓘ
introduction of non-native species ⓘ
water pollution ⓘ
usedIn studies of matrotrophy in fishes ⓘ
studies of viviparity in fishes ⓘ
waterPreference alkaline water ⓘ
hard water ⓘ

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Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Goodeidae → contains → Xenotoca eiseni ⓘ
Goodeinae → includes → Xenotoca eiseni ⓘ
Cualac → hasSpecies → Cualac tessellatus ⓘ
linked to: Xenotoca eiseni
Xenotoca → typeSpecies → Xenotoca eiseni ⓘ
Xenotoca → hasSpecies → Xenotoca eiseni ⓘ