Butterfly Splitfin
Ameca splendens
The Butterfly Splitfin (Ameca splendens) is a tropical freshwater fish of the family Goodeidae. It lives on the bottom. It grows to 8 cm (total length). The IUCN Red List rates it Critically Endangered.
- Size
- 8 cmtotal length
- pH
- 7.0–8.0
- Tank footprint
- 90 × 30 cm
- Climate zone
- Tropical
In the aquarium
pH7.0–8.0
Hardness10–20 °dGH
In the wild
- Water type
- Freshwater
- Climate zone
- Tropical
- Habitat
- On the bottom
- Aquarium trade
- Traded commercially
Conservation status
Classification
- OrderCyprinodontiformes
- FamilyGoodeidae
- GenusAmeca
- SpeciesAmeca splendens
Quick answers
- Butterfly Splitfin size: how big does it get?
- It grows to 8 cm (total length).
- Butterfly Splitfin tank size: what is the minimum?
- A tank with a footprint of at least 90 × 30 cm.
- Butterfly Splitfin: is it endangered?
- The IUCN Red List rates it Critically Endangered.
Related species
Sources
The figures on this page are compiled from the references below.