Jeweled splitfin
Xenotoca variata
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A livebearing goodeid from Mexico. It reaches about 6 centimetres.
- Scientific name
- Xenotoca variata
- Family
- Goodeidae
Fact sheet
General
- Water
- Freshwater
- Group
- Fish
Taxonomy
- Family
- Goodeidae
- Order
- Cyprinodontiformes
- Synonyms
- Characodon variatus
Origin
- Native region
- América do Norte
Water
- Temperature
- 20–27 °C
- pH
- 6.5–7.6
- General hardness (GH)
- 5–25 °dGH
Size and lifespan
- Adult size
- 6 cm
Behavior
- Swimming level
- Bottom
Reproduction
- Breeding strategy
- Livebearer
Conservation and trade
- IUCN status
- Least concern (LC)
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