''Allodontichthys'' is a

genus Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ...

splitfin Goodeidae is a family of teleost fish endemic to Mexico and some areas of the United States. Many species are known as splitfins. This family contains about 50 species within 18 genera. The family is named after ichthyologist George Brown Goode ...

endemic Endemism is the state of a species being found only in a single defined geographic location, such as an island, state, nation, country or other defined zone; organisms that are indigenous to a place are not endemic to it if they are also foun ...

to the Tuxpan (Coahuayana), Armería and Ameca river basins in

Colima Colima, officially the Free and Sovereign State of Colima, is among the 31 states that make up the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. It shares its name with its capital and main city, Colima. Colima is a small state of western Mexico on the cen ...

and

Jalisco Jalisco, officially the Free and Sovereign State of Jalisco, is one of the 31 states which, along with Mexico City, comprise the 32 Political divisions of Mexico, Federal Entities of Mexico. It is located in western Mexico and is bordered by s ...

, west–central Mexico.

Species

There are currently four recognized species in this genus: * ''

Allodontichthys hubbsi ''Allodontichthys'' is a genus of splitfins, endemism, endemic to the Tuxpan River (Jalisco), Tuxpan (Coahuayana), Armería River, Armería and Ameca River, Ameca river basins in Colima and Jalisco, west–central Mexico. Species There are curre ...

'' R. R. Miller & Uyeno, 1980 (Whitepatched splitfin) * ''

Allodontichthys polylepis ''Allodontichthys'' is a genus of splitfins, endemic to the Tuxpan (Coahuayana), Armería and Ameca river basins in Colima and Jalisco, west–central Mexico. Species There are currently four recognized species in this genus: * ''Allodonticht ...

'' Rauchengerger, 1988 (Finescale splitfin) * '' Allodontichthys tamazulae'' C. L. Turner, 1946 (Tuxpan splitfin) * '' Allodontichthys zonistius'' ( C. L. Hubbs, 1932) (Bandfin splitfin)

References

Goodeinae Freshwater fish of Mexico Endemic fish of Mexico Natural history of Colima Natural history of Jalisco Freshwater fish genera Taxa named by Carl Leavitt Hubbs Ray-finned fish genera {{Cyprinodontiformes-stub