- Ilyodon whitei
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Ilyodon whitei Conservation status Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Actinopterygii Order: Cyprinodontiformes Family: Goodeidae Genus: Ilyodon Species: I. whitei Binomial name Ilyodon whitei
(Meek, 1904[verification needed])Synonyms Ilyodon lennoni Meyer & Förster, 1983
The Balsas Splitfin (Ilyodon whitei) is a species of fish in the Goodeidae family. It is endemic to Mexico.
It includes the Chacambero Splitfin or Lennon's Splitfin (named after John Lennon), formerly treated as distinct species I. lennoni. It is not clear, however, whether it is a color morph or a distinct subspecies, or in fact a cryptic species complex.
Source
- Contreras-Balderas, S. & Almada-Villela, P. 1996.
- Ilyodon whitei.
- IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 4 August 2007.
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