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Goodeidae (Splitfins) > Goodeinae
Etymology: Ilyodon: Greek, ilyos, -ou = cave + Greek, odous = teeth (Ref. 45335).
More on authors: Jordan & Gilbert.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Freshwater; demersal. Tropical; 24°C - 27°C (Ref. 2059)
Central America: Ameca-Magdalena and Armeria-Coahuayana river basins.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 7.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 2059); 9.0 cm TL (female)
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Espinosa Pérez, H., M.T.G. Dillanes and P.F. Mata, 1993. Listados faunísticos de México. III. Los peces dulceacuicolas Mexicanos. Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico, Mexico, 98 p. +Diskette. (Ref. 31780)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Fisheries: commercial; aquarium: commercial
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