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Mezquital

One profile names the Mezquital. That is what has been written, not what lives there.

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Families: 1
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Characodon lateralisRainbow Characodon

Goodeidae · Günther, 1866

Restricted to a series of small habitats below the waterfall known as 'El Salto' in the upper Río Mezquital basin, Durango state, central Mexico. It was previously considered to occur throughout much of the upper Río Mezquital in both Durango and Coahuila states, but genetic analyses suggest otherwise and have resulted in taxonomic confusion (see 'Notes').

Moderate