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Skiffia francesae
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Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes) > Cyprinodontiformes (Rivulines, killifishes and live bearers) > Goodeidae (Splitfins) > Goodeinae
Etymology: francesae: Named for Frances H. Miller (Ref. 29410).
Etymology: francesae: Named for Frances H. Miller (Ref. 29410).
Environment / Climate / Range Ecology
Freshwater; demersal. Tropical; 21°C - 27°C (Ref. 12468); 21°N - 20°N
Size / Weight / Age
Short description Morphology | Morphometrics
Dorsal
soft rays
(total): 15-17;
Anal
soft rays: 14 - 15;
Vertebrae: 30 - 35. Males with a less prominent notch in dorsal fin; no irregular black spots on sides of body; a gray cast superimposed on gold body and gray fins. Head wedged shaped; upturned lips; proportionately larger head and orbit. Tendency to fewer lateral scales, predorsal scales and vertebrae. Male with fins larger, especially dorsal and anal fins; greater prepelvic length, head and body depths; first 6 anal-fin rays small folding into fleshy dermal pocket supported by 7th ray; dorsal fin notched, first 4-5 rays separated slightly from the rest.
Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions | Faunafri
North America: Teuchitlan River, Mexico.
An experimental fish. Pinnate diatoms (largely benthic), filamentous algae indicate that this species grazes rocks and plant surfaces along or near the bottom (Ref. 29410).
Main reference
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Kingston, D.I., 1978. Skiffia francesae, a new species of goodeid fish from Western Mexico. Copeia 1978(3):503-508.
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 90363)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Aquarium: commercial
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Estimates of some properties based on empirical models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82805): PD50 = 0.5625 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01995 (-0.15505 - 0.19495), b=3.01 (2.92 - 3.10), based on all LWR estimates for this BS (Ref. 93245).
Trophic Level (Ref. 69278): 2.3 ±0.23 se; Based on food items.
Resilience (Ref. 69278): High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months ().
Vulnerability (Ref. 59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100) .