Goodeinae is a

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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 from

Mexico Mexico, officially the United Mexican States, is a country in North America. It is the northernmost country in Latin America, and borders the United States to the north, and Guatemala and Belize to the southeast; while having maritime boundar ...

, part of the

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Goodeidae 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 Genus, genera. The family is named after ichthyologist George Brow ...

. They are small fish which mostly live in

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, especially around

Mesa Central The Central Mexican Plateau, also known as the Mexican Altiplano (), is a large arid-to-semiarid plateau that occupies much of northern and central Mexico. Averaging above sea level, it extends from the United States border in the north to the T ...

, west of

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. Members of the subfamily are also found in

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on both the east and west coasts. They typically have small ranges and many are seriously

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(some already extinct). The subfamily takes its name from its

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Goodea ''Goodea'' is a genus of splitfins that are endemic to Mexico. They are found in a wide range of habitats in several river basins that originate in the Central Plateau, such as Pánuco, Lerma– Chapala– Grande de Santiago and Balsas. Overa ...

'' and so is ultimately named after the

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George Brown Goode George Brown Goode (February 13, 1851 – September 6, 1896), was an American ichthyologist and museum administrator. Early life and family George Brown Goode was born February 13, 1851, in New Albany, Indiana, to Francis Collier Goode and Sarah ...

(1851-1896).

Genera

The following genera make up the subfamily Goodeinae: * ''

Allodontichthys ''Allodontichthys'' is a genus of splitfins, endemic to the Tuxpan (Coahuayana), Armería and Ameca river basins in Colima and Jalisco Jalisco, officially the Free and Sovereign State of Jalisco, is one of the 31 states which, along with ...

'' C. L. Hubbs & C. L. Turner, 1939 * ''

Alloophorus The bulldog goodeid (''Alloophorus robustus'') is a species of goodeid. It is endemic to stagnant and slow-flowing waters in the Lerma– Chapala, Presa de San Juanico and Balsas basins in west-central and southwestern Mexico. Despite its rela ...

'' Hubbs & Turner, 1939 * ''

Allotoca ''Allotoca'' is a genus of splitfins that are endemism, endemic to west-central and southwest Mexico, where restricted to the Lerma River, Lerna–Lake Chapala, Chapala–Grande de Santiago River, Grande de Santiago, Ameca River, Ameca and Balsas ...

'' Hubbs & Turner, 1939 * '' Ameca'' R. R. Miller & Fitzsimons, 1971 * ''

Ataeniobius The striped goodeid, bluetail goodeid or bluetail goodea (''Ataeniobius toweri'') is an endangered species of fish in the family Goodeidae. Its genus ''Ataeniobius'' is monotypic. It is endemic to the Río Verde and associated waters, including ...

'' Hubbs & Turner, 1939 * ''

Chapalichthys ''Chapalichthys'' is a genus of splitfins that are endemic to west-central Mexico, where found in lakes, pools, ponds and channels in the Lerma– Chapala– Grande de Santiago and Balsas basins. ''Chapalichthys'' reach up to in standard lengt ...

'' Hubbs, 1926 * ''

Characodon ''Characodon'' is a genus of splitfins endemic to north–central Mexico. Two of the species are highly threatened and restricted to pools, ponds and springs in the upper San Pedro Mezquital River basin in Durango. The third species, ''C. garman ...

'' Günther, 1866 * ''

Girardinichthys ''Girardinichthys'' is a genus of splitfins that are endemic to Mexico. These highly threatened fish are native to the upper Lerma and Balsas basins, as well as water systems in the Valley of Mexico. Through man-made channels ''G. viviparus'' h ...

Bleeker Bleeker is a Dutch occupational surname. Bleeker is an old spelling of ''(linnen)bleker'' ("linen bleacher").Goodea ''Goodea'' is a genus of splitfins that are endemic to Mexico. They are found in a wide range of habitats in several river basins that originate in the Central Plateau, such as Pánuco, Lerma– Chapala– Grande de Santiago and Balsas. Overa ...

'' Jordan, 1880 * ''

Hubbsina The Highland splitfin (''Hubbsina turneri'') is a species of splitfin endemic to Mexico where it is found in the Lerma River basin. This species grows to a length of TL. It is the only known member of its genus, although some authorities hav ...

'' de Buen, 1940 * ''

Ilyodon ''Ilyodon'' is a genus of splitfins found in the Pacific slope river basins of Balsas River, Balsas, Tuxpan River (Jalisco), Tuxpan (Coahuayana), Purificación River (Jalisco), Purificación, Chacala River, Chacala (Marabasco), Armería River, Ar ...

Eigenmann Eigenmann () is a surname. Notable persons with that surname include: * Andi Eigenmann (born 1990), Filipino actress * Carl H. Eigenmann (1863–1927), German–American ichthyologist, husband of Rosa Eigenmann * Eduardo de Mesa Eigenmann, birth n ...

, 1907 * '' Skiffia''

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1902 * ''

Xenoophorus The relict splitfin (''Xenoophorus captivus'') is a species of splitfin endemic to the Pánuco River system in Mexico Mexico, officially the United Mexican States, is a country in North America. It is the northernmost country in Latin Amer ...

'' Hubbs & Turner, 1939 * '' Xenotaenia'' Turner, 1946 * ''

Xenotoca ''Xenotoca'' is a genus of fish in the family (biology), family Goodeidae from Mexico, where various species are found in a wide range of habitats, from rivers and creeks to pools and lakes, in the Lerma River, Lerma–Grande de Santiago River, G ...

'' Hubbs & Turner, 1939 * '' Zoogoneticus'' Meek, 1902

References

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Goodeinae
- goodeidae.us Goodeidae Ray-finned fish subfamilies Taxa named by David Starr Jordan Taxa named by Charles Henry Gilbert {{Cyprinodontiformes-stub