''Goodea'' is a genus of

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 ...

s that are

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. They are found in a wide range of habitats in several river basins that originate in the Central Plateau, such as Pánuco, Lerma–

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– Grande de Santiago and Balsas. Overall this genus is among the most widespread and successful splitfins, although they also have declined and the relatively restricted ''G. gracilis'' is considered

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by the IUCN. This genus includes the largests splitfins, reaching a

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of up to . They are primarily

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s, but also take small organisms like tiny crustaceans and snails. The is named in honour of the

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George Brown Goode George Brown Goode (February 13, 1851 – September 6, 1896), was an American ichthyologist and museum administrator. He graduated from Wesleyan University and studied at Harvard University. Early life and family George Brown Goode was born Februa ...

(1851-1896).

Species

Three species are typically recognized in this genus, but the

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is disputed and some only recognize ''G. atripinnis'' (in which case the other two are junior synonyms). * ''

Goodea atripinnis ''Goodea atripinnis'', the blackfin goodea, is a species of killifish from the family Goodeidae. This species was described by David Starr Jordan in 1880 with the type locality given as Leon, Guanajuato in Mexico. This species occurs as a nativ ...

'' D. S. Jordan, 1880 (Blackfin Goodea) * ''

Goodea gracilis ''Goodea gracilis'', with the common name: dusky splitfin, is a species of freshwater fish in the family Goodeidae. It is endemic to the Pánuco River system in central−eastern Mexico. It grows to total length Fish measurement is the measu ...

'' C. L. Hubbs & C. L. Turner, 1939 (Dusky splitfin) * ''

Goodea luitpoldii ''Goodea luitpoldii'', the green goodea, is a species of killifish from the family Goodeidae which is endemic to the drainage basin of the Lerma River and the Grande de Santiago River in Mexico. This species was Species description described as ...

'' (

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, 1894) (Green goodea)

References

Freshwater fish of Mexico Endemic fish of Mexico Goodeinae Freshwater fish genera Taxa named by David Starr Jordan Ray-finned fish genera Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Cyprinodontiformes-stub