Goodeidae
| Splitfins Temporal range: | |
|---|---|
| Redtail splitfin, Xenotoca eiseni | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| (unranked): | Ovalentaria |
| Order: | Cyprinodontiformes |
| Suborder: | Cyprinodontoidei |
| Family: | Goodeidae Jordan & Gilbert 1883 |
| Subfamilies | |
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Empetrichthyinae | |
Goodeidae is a family of teleost fish endemic to Mexico and some areas of the United States. Many species are known as splitfins. This family contains about 50 species within 18 genera. The family is named after ichthyologist George Brown Goode (1851-1896).
The earliest fossil goodeid is Tapatia, a goodeine from the middle Miocene of Mexico. The earliest fossil empetrichthyine is Empetrichthys erdisi from the Miocene or Pliocene of California.
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