Tequila Splitfin
Zoogoneticus tequila Webb & Miller, 1998
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
Zoogoneticus tequila, Tequila splitfin or simply Tequila fish, is a species of goodeid fish (family Goodeidae) from Mexico. Viviparous topminnows make up 36 of the species within it this family. Z. tequila, one of these 36 species, has a very limited population endemic to Mexico. The specific epithet, tequila, derives from the Tequila Volcano, which looms near the type locality.
Wikipedia contributors, Zoogoneticus tequila; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T06:01:51.375875+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Zoogoneticus tequila Webb & Miller, 1998
- Name authority
- Webb & Miller, 1998
- Common name
- Tequila Splitfin
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Cyprinodontiformes
- Family
- Goodeidae
- Genus
- Zoogoneticus
- 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
- genusZoogoneticus Meek, 1902
- speciesZoogoneticus tequila Webb & Miller, 1998
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Zoogoneticus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Zoogoneticus purhepechus Domínguez-Domínguez, Pérez-Rodríguez & Doadrio, 2008 | GoodeidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Picote SplitfinZoogoneticus quitzeoensis (Bean, 1898) | 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.
- Webb, S. A., & Miller, R. R. (1998). Zoogoneticus tequila, a new goodeid fish (Cyprinodontiformes) from the Ameca drainage of Mexico, and a rediagnosis of the genus. Occasional Papers of the Museum of Zoology University of Michigan, 725: 1–23. 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:5D79D. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.