Banded allotoca (Allotoca goslinei)

Scientific name: Allotoca goslinei Smith & Miller, 1987

Banded allotoca (Allotoca goslinei)

The Banded allotoca (Allotoca goslinei) is a freshwater fish of the family Goodeidae. In the aquarium it needs water at 24–28°C (75–82°F). Native range: Central America, Ameca River basin, Jalisco, Mexico.

Banded allotoca care at a glance

Temperature
24–28°C (75–82°F)

Biology

A small, cone-toothed goodeid characterized with the following: divided preorbital and preopercular sensory canals and trophotaeniae in an elongated rosette; presence of pores 2b-4a in the supraorbital canal system; 12-18 narrow vertical bars along midside; 35-38 vertebrae; compared with A. dugesi more anal-fin rays, modally 14 (vs. 11 or 12 and more diploid chromosomes, 2N = 48 telocentrics and subtelocentrics (vs. 2N = 26 including 22 metacentrics); compared with A. maculata, more dorsal-fin rays, modally 16 (vs. 13 or 14) and in having mandibular pores 4 (vs. 0); compared with A. diazi, A. catarinae and A. meeki, it has fewer preopercular pores modally 8 (vs. 10 or 11), fewer preorbital pores modally 4 (vs. 5), absence of metacentric chromosomes, and a dark band on the male caudal fin., more dorsal

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Allotoca goslinei
Family
Goodeidae (Splitfins)
Order
Cyprinodontiformes (Live bearers, Killifishes and Rivulines)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
6.0
Depth range
0–1 m (0–3 ft)
Environment
Freshwater;; pH range: 7.0 - 7.6; dH range: 5 - 20 demersal; depth range 0 - 1 m
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Central America: Ameca River basin, Jalisco, Mexico.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless

Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

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