Creatures in Crisis
Photograph of Relict splitfin (Xenoophorus captivus), recorded as Endangered
Relict splitfin (Xenoophorus captivus). Image via Wikimedia Commons.

Endangered

Relict splitfin

Xenoophorus captivus

The relict splitfin is a splitfin endemic to the Pánuco River system in Mexico.

Status
Endangered
Scientific name
Xenoophorus captivus
Taxonomy
Cyprinodontiformes · Goodeidae · Xenoophorus

The splitfin

This species grows to up to 6 centimetres (2.4 in) in length.

Killifish, livebearers, and splitfins — small-bodied freshwater fishes, many of them from a single lake, spring, or seasonal pool.

Range and habitat

The relict splitfin is a splitfin endemic to the Pánuco River system in Mexico. It is found in the aquarium trade.

Pins are Wikidata “endemic to” fields. Orange dots, when present, are GBIF occurrence tiles — survey bias included.

Breeding

Small desert or forest fishes in this order live in water that can vanish. The egg bank, if there is one, is the only reserve.

In crisis

Relict splitfin is Endangered on this catalog because that is the IUCN category stored on Wikidata. Confirm the official criteria and any later count on iucnredlist.org.

Sources

Written for this catalog from the English Wikipedia article on Relict splitfin — often a short stub, Wikidata item Q971164. Family and order context is original field-guide writing about the group, not a copied assessment of this one species. Wikipedia text is CC BY-SA. Not an IUCN assessment. Counts, when quoted, can change — confirm them on the recovery programme and on iucnredlist.org.

Photograph via Wikimedia Commons. Wikipedia · Wikidata · IUCN Red List.

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Quick answers

What is Relict splitfin?
Relict splitfin is a splitfin in the family Goodeidae (order Cyprinodontiformes) — Xenoophorus captivus.
What is the conservation status of Relict splitfin?
Endangered, as the IUCN category stored on Wikidata for Xenoophorus captivus. Confirm the official assessment on iucnredlist.org.
Where does Relict splitfin live?
The relict splitfin is a splitfin endemic to the Pánuco River system in Mexico.
Why is Relict splitfin in crisis?
It is Endangered on Wikidata. Read the official Red List assessment for the criteria.
Is this the IUCN Red List page for Xenoophorus captivus?
No. This is a researched catalog account. The Red List is the assessment.
Is Relict splitfin a pet?
An animal on this catalog is in crisis in the wild. Keeping one is usually the wrong question.