Skiffia

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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.

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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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Cyprinodontidae hasMember Skiffia