Allotoca zacapuensis Meyer, Radda & Domínguez-Domínguez, 2001
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
Allotoca zacapuenis, the Zacapu allotoca, also known in Spanish as tiro de la Laguna de Zacapu, is a species of fish in the Goodeidae family, endemic to Zacapu Lagoon and the Angulo River in Lerma River Basin, Mexico.
Wikipedia contributors, Allotoca zacapuensis; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T18:58:41.814683+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Allotoca zacapuensis Meyer, Radda & Domínguez-Domínguez, 2001
- Name authority
- Meyer, Radda & Domínguez-Domínguez, 2001
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Cyprinodontiformes
- Family
- Goodeidae
- Genus
- Allotoca
- 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
- genusAllotoca Hubbs & Turner, 1939
- speciesAllotoca zacapuensis Meyer, Radda & Domínguez-Domínguez, 2001
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Allotoca. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Catarina AllotocaAllotoca catarinae (de Buen, 1942) | GoodeidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Patzcuaro allotocaAllotoca diazi (Meek, 1902) | GoodeidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Banded AllotocaAllotoca goslinei Smith & Miller, 1987 | GoodeidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Allotoca regalis (Álvarez, 1959) | 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., Radda, A. C., & Domínguez-Domínguez, O. (2001). Notes on the genera Neoophorus Hubbs & Turner, 1937 and Allotoca Hubbs & Turner, 1937, with a description of a new species of Allotoca from Laguna de Zacapu, Michoacán, Mexico (Teleostei, Cyprinodontiformes: Goodeidae). Annalen Des Naturhistorischen Museums in Wien, 103 B: 453–460. 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:5TX57. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.