Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecologia
; Água doce demersal; pH range: 7.2 - 8.0; dH range: 25 - ?. Subtropical; 18°C - 24°C (Ref. 2059)
Central America: Michoacán, Mexico. Probably extinct in the wild.
Tamanho / Peso / Idade
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 6.0 cm TL macho/indeterminado; (Ref. 2059); 7.0 cm TL (female)
According to aquarists, the species prefers live food. Thought to be extinct in the wild as their spring area has been claimed. Males can be recognized by a notched anal fin. Live bearers producing 10-20 offspring and breed several times per year. Source: https://aquainfo.org/breeding-chapalichthys-pardalis/
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturidade | Reprodução | Desova | Ovos | Fecundidade | Larvas
Robins, C.R., R.M. Bailey, C.E. Bond, J.R. Brooker, E.A. Lachner, R.N. Lea and W.B. Scott, 1991. World fishes important to North Americans. Exclusive of species from the continental waters of the United States and Canada. Am. Fish. Soc. Spec. Publ. (21):243 p. (Ref. 4537)
Categoria na Lista Vermelha da IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)
Ameaça para o homem
Harmless
Utilização humana
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