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El goodeido Bulldog (Alloophorus robustus) es un gran goodeido nativo de México en el río Lerma y otros cercanos del Pacífico, que puede llegar a medir 12,0 cm de longitud. [1] Es uno de los más difíciles de mantener, debido a la naturaleza depredadora de los adultos, los dueños tienen que alimentarlos con peces pequeños y ver ...
Chegua (Alloophorus robustus) | EncicloVida es una plataforma de consulta creada por la Comisión Nacional para el Conocimiento y Uso de la Biodiversidad (CONABIO), sobre las especies que viven en México.
26 de feb. de 2013 · Alloophorus robustus species profile, with information about taxonomy, distribution, natural history, aquarium keeping and conservation; including pictures, videos and an extensive bibliography.
- Meaning of Name
- Introduction
- Distribution
- Size, Maturity, and Sexual Dimorphism
- Diet
- Breeding
- Conclusion
Genus- Alloophorus= "Allos" (Greek) = Different; "Oo" (Greek) = egg, “Phorus” = carry Species- robustus= “Strong” (Latin)
Alloophorus robustus “Lago Zacapú” is a livebearing fish in the Goodeidae family which is widely distributed in Mexico. This fish is the largest of the goodeids which is indicated by the species name robustusas it is larger and “chunkier” than many other species in the family. Like many goodeids, it is disappearing from many locations in Mexico. Dr...
Alloophorus robustus is widely distributed in Mexico. Once found at over 50 locations (circa 2000), Dr. John Lyons reported in 2019 that it could be found at only 25. Typical biotopes for this fish are lakes, reservoirs, and streams, often with dense vegetation.
Sexual Dimorphism: Males are generally smaller and possess a notched anal fin (andropodium) and larger and more flowing dorsal fin. Females are thicker in profile.Sexual Maturity: 3 inchesSize, Male: 8 inchesSize, Female: 9 inchesAlloophorus robustusare meat-eating predators. They will eat insects, fish and smaller crustaceans in the wild and are primarily ambush predators. In the aquarium, they are easy to feed. Smaller fish from 1.5 inches and up may be fed on 1mm cichlid pellets. I had very good results feeding Otohime 1.8mm pellets and as my fish grew, I moved them to 2...
I have had a long fascination with this species and had been on the hunt for them for some time. In a way, it is the “anti-livebearer” for two reasons. Firstly, it is highly predatory. Secondly, it gets seriously large! A foot long livebearer . . . how cool is that? My “Robustus” story began 2014 when I joined Dr. John Lyons and other hobbyists on ...
Alloophorus robustus “Lago Zacapú”is a large and interesting goodeid which is deserving of more attention from aquarists. My goal is to move my fish to progressively larger tanks to see how large I can get the to grow! Article by Rick Borstein, March 2022. Female Alloophorus robustus “Lago Zacapú” Field image of Alloophorus robustus “Lago Zacapú”Im...
La ficha de la Alloophorus robustus en Freshwater Fishes of Mexico. Artículos PDF Artículos bellamente formateados en ilustrados en formato PDF de todos los temas relacionados con los cíclidos.
Alloophorus robustus Male picture by Dibble, I. Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes( genus , species ) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa Teleostei (teleosts) > Cyprinodontiformes (Rivulines, killifishes and live bearers) > Goodeidae (Splitfins) > Goodeinae Etymology: Alloophorus: Greek, allos = other + Greek, pherein = to carry (Ref. 45335 ) .
The bulldog goodeid, Alloophorus robustus, is a large goodeid endemic to Mexico where it is found in the Lerma River basin and other Pacific slope river basins. This species grows to a length of 12 centimetres (4.7 in) TL. It is the only known species in its genus.
