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Zirahuen allotica (Allotoca meeki)
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Ecological Illustration of Zirahuen allotica (Allotoca meeki)
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Goodeidae

Zirahuen allotica

Allotoca meeki

Lake Zirahuen holds its entire realm

  • Tropical
  • Restricted distribution
  • Freshwater fish
  • Central America and the Caribbean
  • North America
  • Small
  • Tropical fish

Allotoca meeki, commonly known as the Zirahuen allotoca or the tiro de Zirahuén, is a species of fish endemic to Lake Zirahuén, a small endorheic mountain lake in Michoacán state of central Mexico. The specific name honours the American ichthyologist Seth Eugene Meek (1859-1914) who wrote the first review of the fishes of Mexico.

Family
Goodeidae
Water type
Freshwater
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