Skiffia
E910585
Skiffia is a small genus of livebearing freshwater fish native to central Mexico, belonging to the goodeid family and known for its conservation concern due to habitat loss and declining wild populations.
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fish genus
ⓘ
taxon ⓘ |
| belongsToGroup | goodeids ⓘ |
| bodySize | small ⓘ |
| class | Actinopterygii ⓘ |
| commonName | Skiffia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conservationIssue |
declining wild populations
ⓘ
habitat loss ⓘ |
| conservationStatus | threatened ⓘ |
| distribution | Mesa Central of Mexico NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ecologicalRole | small-bodied omnivorous fish ⓘ |
| endemicTo | Mexico NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| family | Goodeidae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foundIn |
Lerma River basin
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Pánuco River basin NERFINISHED ⓘ upper Río Grande de Santiago basin ⓘ |
| habitat |
freshwater
ⓘ
lakes ⓘ rivers ⓘ streams ⓘ |
| hasSpecies |
Skiffia bilineata
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Skiffia francesae NERFINISHED ⓘ Skiffia lermae NERFINISHED ⓘ Skiffia multipunctata NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inCaptivity | maintained in conservation breeding programs ⓘ |
| isA |
freshwater fish genus
ⓘ
livebearing fish genus ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Skiff (surname of an individual associated with its discovery or description) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nativeTo |
Mexico
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
central Mexico ⓘ |
| order | Cyprinodontiformes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| populationTrend | declining ⓘ |
| region | Mexican Plateau NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reproduction | livebearing ⓘ |
| researchUse | model for conservation of endemic Mexican freshwater fishes ⓘ |
| taxonRank | genus ⓘ |
| threat |
habitat degradation
ⓘ
introduction of non-native fish ⓘ water abstraction ⓘ water pollution ⓘ |
| typeSpecies | Skiffia lermae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| waterType |
alkaline water
ⓘ
hard water ⓘ |
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