Spotted skiffia
Skiffia multipunctata
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A livebearing goodeid from the states of Jalisco and Michoacán, Mexico. Males are golden orange with black spots and reach 5 centimetres; females are silvery grey with black spots and reach 6. Endangered.
- Scientific name
- Skiffia multipunctata
- Family
- Goodeidae
Fact sheet
General
- Water
- Freshwater
- Group
- Fish
Taxonomy
- Family
- Goodeidae
- Order
- Cyprinodontiformes
- Synonyms
- Goodea multipunctata, Ollentodon multipunctatus, Xenendum multipunctatum
Origin
- Native region
- América do Norte
Water
- Temperature
- 25–28 °C
Size and lifespan
- Adult size
- 5 cm
Behavior
- Swimming level
- Bottom
Conservation and trade
- IUCN status
- Endangered (EN)
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