Goodeinae

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Goodeinae is a subfamily of small freshwater fishes, commonly known as splitfins, native primarily to central Mexico and noted for their unique livebearing reproductive strategy.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fish subfamily ⓘ
taxon ⓘ
bodySize small ⓘ
class Actinopterygii ⓘ
commonName splitfins ⓘ
conservationStatus many species threatened ⓘ
distribution endemic to Mexico ⓘ
environment lakes ⓘ
rivers ⓘ
springs ⓘ
streams ⓘ
eponym George Brown Goode (via type genus Goodea) ⓘ
geologicalOrigin Neogene diversification ⓘ
habitat freshwater ⓘ
hasCharacteristic deep-bodied form in many species ⓘ
distinct separation between dorsal and caudal fins in many species ⓘ
internal trophotaeniae in embryos ⓘ
includes Ameca splendens ⓘ
Characodon lateralis ⓘ
Goodea atripinnis ⓘ
Skiffia multipunctata ⓘ
linked to: Skiffia

Xenotoca eiseni ⓘ
Zoogoneticus tequila ⓘ
kingdom Animalia ⓘ
namedAfter Goodea (type genus) ⓘ
linked to: Goodea
nativeTo Mexican Plateau ⓘ
central Mexico ⓘ
notableFor internal fertilization ⓘ
matrotrophic embryo nourishment ⓘ
order Cyprinodontiformes ⓘ
parentTaxon Goodeidae ⓘ
phylum Chordata ⓘ
reproductionDetail embryos nourished via trophotaeniae extensions of the gut ⓘ
reproductiveMode livebearing ⓘ
reproductiveStrategy viviparous ⓘ
researchUse model group for conservation biology ⓘ
model group for studies of viviparity ⓘ
taxonomicRank subfamily ⓘ
threatenedBy habitat loss ⓘ
introduced species ⓘ
water pollution ⓘ
trophicRole omnivorous ⓘ
usedIn aquarium trade ⓘ

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

Goodeidae → hasSubfamily → Goodeinae ⓘ
Empetrichthyinae → relatedTo → Goodeinae ⓘ
Empetrichthyinae → distinguishedFrom → Goodeinae by being egg‑laying rather than viviparous ⓘ
linked to: Goodeinae
Zoogoneticus → subfamily → Goodeinae ⓘ
Ilyodon → subfamily → Goodeinae ⓘ
Characodon → subfamily → Goodeinae ⓘ
Goodea → subfamily → Goodeinae ⓘ
Xenotoca → subfamily → Goodeinae ⓘ