Critically Endangered Live Bearer (Young Pair)
Rainbow Goodeid
Characodon lateralis, Los Berros
Out of Stock
You are considering a young pair (M+F) of critically endangered live bearers.
Characodon lateralis is a small river
fish endemic to Central Mexico.
When adult, they can reach a length
of 2-2.5 inches long. Intensity of color
varies from location and maturity.
These cold-water fish are listed as
critically endangered by the
International Union for the
Conservation of Nature, (IUCN) and
the Goodeid Working Group (GWG).
Habitats include a series of micro-environments located below the waterfall known as El Saltito
in the Upper Rio Mezquital Basin in both Durango and Coahuila. These localities include ‘Los
Berros’, ‘La Constancia’, ‘Amado Nervo’, ‘San Juan’, and ‘Nombre de Dios’. Unfortunately, due to
pollution and invasive species encroachment; populations of this species have greatly
diminished. At last report, in 2018; these fish could only be found in nine localities.
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