Girardinichthys viviparus
ENEndangered

Girardinichthys viviparus

Conservation status data sourced from the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.

Decreasing

Population trend

2

Countries

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01Classification

Taxonomy & Classification

Kingdom

ANIMALIA

Phylum

CHORDATA

Class

ACTINOPTERYGII

Order

CYPRINODONTIFORMES

Family

GOODEIDAE

Genus

Girardinichthys

Girardinichthys viviparus belongs to the family GOODEIDAE, order CYPRINODONTIFORMES, within the ACTINOPTERYGII class.

03Habitat

Habitat & Distribution

Marine coastal/supratidalMajorWetlands (inland) - Permanent freshwater lakesMajor
04Threats

Threats

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IUCN Red List: Endangered

Assessed as Endangered by the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.

Agricultural & forestry effluents

Ongoing

Domestic & urban waste water

Ongoing

Fishing & harvesting aquatic resources

Ongoing

Industrial & military effluents

Ongoing

Invasive non-native/alien species/diseases

Ongoing

Type Unknown/Unrecorded (pollution)

Ongoing
05Conservation

Conservation Actions

Site/area protection
Species recovery
Ex-situ conservation
06Range

Found in 2 Countries

Community

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07Sources

Sources & Attribution

How to Cite

IUCN: IUCN (2025). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2025-1. Available at: https://www.iucnredlist.org. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2025-1.RLTS

GBIF: GBIF.org (2025). GBIF Home Page. Available at: https://www.gbif.org

This page: SpeciesRadar (2025). Girardinichthys viviparus (Girardinichthys viviparus). SpeciesRadar: Intelligence for Earth's Biodiversity. Available at: https://speciesradar.org/species/chapultepec-splitfin

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