Ilyodon lennoni Meyer & Förster, 1983
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
Ilyodon lennoni, the Chacambero splitfin, is a species of splitfin endemic to Mexico. This species grows to a length of 7 centimetres (2.8 in) TL. It has been considered to be a junior synonym of I. whitei, but is currently considered to be a valid species by Fishbase and the California Academy of Sciences. The specific name honours John Lennon (1940-1980), the singer and guitarist with The Beatles.
Wikipedia contributors, Ilyodon lennoni; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T22:54:21.458468+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Ilyodon lennoni Meyer & Förster, 1983
- Name authority
- Meyer & Förster, 1983
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Cyprinodontiformes
- Family
- Goodeidae
- Genus
- Ilyodon
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Source habitat flags: Marine: no · Freshwater: yes · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- gigaclassActinopterygii
- superclassActinopteri
- classTeleostei
- orderCyprinodontiformes
- familyGoodeidae Jordan & Gilbert, 1883
- subfamilyGoodeinae Jordan & Gilbert, 1883
- genusIlyodon Eigenmann, 1907
- speciesIlyodon lennoni Meyer & Förster, 1983
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Ilyodon. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Ilyodon cortesae Paulo-Maya & Trujillo-Jiménez, 2000 | GoodeidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Balsas SplitfinIlyodon whitei (Meek, 1904) | GoodeidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Ilyodon xantusi (Hubbs & Turner, 1939) | GoodeidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Ilyodon furcidens (Jordan & Gilbert, 1882) | GoodeidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- Meyer, M. K., & Förster, W. (1983). Eine neue Ilyodon-Art aus Guerrero, Mexiko (Osteichthyes, Goodeidae). Zoologische Abhandlungen; Staatliches Museum Für Tierkunde in Dresden, 38 (16): 257–263. [English summary. Second author’s name also seen as Foerster.]. Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:3PHBM. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.