Zoogoneticus

Zoogoneticus is a genus of splitfins that are endemic to the Lerma–Chapala–Grande de Santiago, Armería, Ameca, Cuitzeo and Zacapu basins in west-central Mexico. They inhabit lakes, streams, ponds, canals and ditches, and prefer shallow waters with no or only a moderate current. They are predators that feed on small invertebrates. Members of the Zoogoneticus genus are all fairly small fish, reaching up to in total length.

Species

There are currently three recognized species in this genus:

• Zoogoneticus purhepechus <small>Domínguez-Domínguez, Pérez-Rodríguez & Doadrio, 2008</small>
• Zoogoneticus quitzeoensis <small>(B. A. Bean, 1898)</small> (Picotee goodeid)
• Zoogoneticus tequila <small>Webb & R. R. Miller, 1998</small> (Tequila splitfin)

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