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Chapalichthys is a genus of splitfins that are endemic to west-central Mexico, where found in lakes, pools, ponds and channels in the Lerma–Chapala–Grande de Santiago and Balsas basins.[2][3] Chapalichthys reach up to 9.3 cm (3.7 in) in standard length. Despite this relatively small size, they are often caught as food in Lake Chapala.[2]

Chapalichthys
Charcodon encaustus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Cyprinodontiformes
Family:	Goodeidae
Subfamily:	Goodeinae
Genus:	Chapalichthys Meek, 1902
Type species
Characodon encaustus Jordan & Snyder, 1899[1]

Species

There are currently three species in this genus according to FishBase,[4] but some authorities only recognize two, treating C. peraticus as a junior synonym of C. pardalis.[3]

• Chapalichthys encaustus (D. S. Jordan & Snyder, 1899) (Barred splitfin)
• Chapalichthys pardalis Álvarez, 1963 (Polka-dot splitfin)
• Chapalichthys peraticus Álvarez, 1963 (Alien splitfin)

References

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