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Ameca splendens MILLER & FITZSIMONS, 1971

Butterfly Goodeid, Butterfly Splitfin, Ameca-Hochlandkärpfling (DE)

March 13th, 2012 — 1:19pm

Despite often being referred to as extinct in the wild this monotypic species is still surviving at a few localities. It's not particularly scarce in the hobby with strong captive populations existing, some of which have been selectively bred to produce variations in colour and patterning.

As with other goodeids, there is less of a size difference between the sexes than in many other livebearers. This is thought to be related to the relatively primitive…

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