Striped goodeid

Striped goodeid
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cyprinodontiformes
Family: Goodeidae
Genus: Ataeniobius
C. L. Hubbs & C. L. Turner, 1939
Species: A. toweri
Binomial name
Ataeniobius toweri
(Meek, 1904)

The striped goodeid, bluetail goodeid or bluetail goodea (Ataeniobius toweri) is an endangered species of fish in the Goodeidae family. Its genus Ataeniobius is monotypic. It is endemic to the Río Verde and associated waters, including the Media Luna and Los Anteojitos lakes (all part of the Pánuco River basin), in San Luis Potosí, Mexico.[2]

References

  1. Contreras-Balderas, S. & Almada-Villela, P. 1996. Ataeniobius toweri. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 4 August 2007.
  2. "Ataeniobius toweri". Goodeid Working Group. Retrieved 23 September 2018.


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