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 All Fishes Data Sheet | |
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| Scientific Name | Chapalichthys encaustus (Jordan & Snyder, 1899) |
| Common Name | Barred Splitfin |
| Type Locality | Laguna de Chapala, near Ocotlan, Jalisco, Mexico. |
| Synonym(s) | Characodon encaustus |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 60mm or 2.4" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | Central America: Laguna de Chapala, Mexico. |
| IUCN Red List Category | Vulnerable , range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2018. |
| Husbandry Information | |
| Breeding Reports | There is no breeding report. |
| Further Information | |
| Reference | Bulletin of the U. S. Fish Commission v. 19 [1899], pp 126, Fig. 7. |
| Registered Keepers | There is no registered keeper. |
| Wishlists | Love this species? Click the heart to add it to your wish list. There is no wish to keep this species. |
| Spotters | Spotted this species somewhere? Click the binoculars! There is no record of this fish being seen. |
| Forum BBCode | |
 | Look up C. encaustus on Fishbase |
 | Look up C. encaustus on Encyclopedia of Life |
 | Look up C. encaustus on Global Biodiversity Information Facility |
| LFS label creator ARN ref:7.27.490.3027 | |
| Last Update | 2025 Jan 01 13:01 (species record created: 2011 Apr 02 06:14) |