Zoogoneticus tequilaTequila Splitfin
Goodeidae · Webb & Miller, 1998
Max length
♂ 30 · ♀ 50mm SL♂ 1.2 · ♀ 2.0in SL
The tequila splitfin, Zoogoneticus tequila, is a goodeid endemic to the Río Teuchitlán in the Río Ameca headwaters of Jalisco, Mexico. Thought to be Extinct in the Wild when described, it has been the subject of a reintroduction project begun in 2015 by the University of Morelia, Chester Zoo and the Goodeid Working Group. A nippy livebearer, it has few suitable tankmates and needs space for females and subdominant males to escape breeding males.
