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Scientific Name Girardinichthys viviparus    (Bustamante, 1837)
Common Name Chapultepec Splitfin
Type Locality Mexico [probably Mexico city area].
Synonym(s) Characodon geddesi, Cyprinus viviparus, Limnurgus innominatus, Limnurgus variegatus, Lucania richi
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Size 65mm or 2.6" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
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Distribution Central America: Mexico.
IUCN Red List Category
Endangered
, range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2018.
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Breeding Reports There is no breeding report.
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Reference El Mosaico Mexicano ó Collección de Amenidades Curiosas é Instructivas v. 2, pp 116.
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Last Update 2025 Jan 01 13:01 (species record created: 2011 Apr 02 06:21)