Ilyodon whitei

The Balsas splitfin (Ilyodon whitei) is a species of fish in the family Goodeidae. It is endemic to Mexico where it occurs in the states of Morelos and Michoacán.[2] This fish was formally described as Goodea whitei by Seth Eugene Meek in 1904 with the type locality given as Yautepec in Morelos.[3] The specific name honours E. A. White of the Interoceanic Railway of Mexico for his interest in and support of Meek's work.[4]

Ilyodon whitei
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Cyprinodontiformes
Family:	Goodeidae
Genus:	Ilyodon
Species:	I. whitei
Binomial name
Ilyodon whitei (Meek, 1904)
Synonyms[2]
Goodea whitei Meek, 1904 Balsadichthys whitei (Meek, 1904)

References

1. Koeck, M. (2019). "Ilyodon whitei". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T132521900A498826. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-2.RLTS.T132521900A498826.en.
2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2019). "Ilyodon whitei" in FishBase. April 2019 version.
3. Eschmeyer, W. N.; R. Fricke & R. van der Laan (eds.). "Goodea whitei". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 22 September 2019.
4. Christopher Scharpf; Kenneth J. Lazara (26 April 2019). "Order CYPRINODONTIFORMES: Families PANTANODONTIDAE, CYPRINODONTIDAE, PROFUNDULIDAE, GOODEIDAE, FUNDULIDAE and FLUVIPHYLACIDAE". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 22 September 2019.