First record of Girardinichthys viviparus in Lake Tecocomulco, Mexico

A significant population of Chapultepec splitfin Girardinichthys viviparus was discovered in Lake Tecocomulco. Measurements of males and females and comments on the need for conservation of this locality are given.

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