Ilyodon
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Ilyodon is a genus of fish
Fish
Fish are a paraphyletic group of organisms that consist of all gill-bearing aquatic vertebrate animals that lack limbs with digits. Included in this definition are the living hagfish, lampreys, and cartilaginous and bony fish, as well as various extinct related groups...

 in the Goodeidae
Goodeidae
Splitfins, are a family, Goodeidae, of teleost fish endemic to Mexico and some areas of the United States. This family contains 40 species within 18 genera. The family is named after ichthyologist George Brown Goode.-Range and Geographic Distribution:...

 family.

It contains the following species
Species
In biology, a species is one of the basic units of biological classification and a taxonomic rank. A species is often defined as a group of organisms capable of interbreeding and producing fertile offspring. While in many cases this definition is adequate, more precise or differing measures are...

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  • Ilyodon cortesae Paulo-Maya & Trujillo-Jiménez, 2000 – Freckled Splitfin
  • Ilyodon furcidens Jordan
    David Starr Jordan
    David Starr Jordan, Ph.D., LL.D. was a leading eugenicist, ichthyologist, educator and peace activist. He was president of Indiana University and Stanford University.-Early life and education:...

     & Gilbert, 1882
    – Goldbreast Splitfin
  • Ilyodon whitei
    Ilyodon whitei
    The Balsas Splitfin is a species of fish in the Goodeidae family. It is endemic to Mexico.It includes the Chacambero Splitfin or Lennon's Splitfin , formerly treated as distinct species I. lennoni...

    – Balsas Splitfin (including I. lennoni)
  • Ilyodon xantusi Hubbs & Turner, 1939 – Limones Splitfin (may be morph
    Polymorphism (biology)
    Polymorphism in biology occurs when two or more clearly different phenotypes exist in the same population of a species — in other words, the occurrence of more than one form or morph...

    of I. furcidens)
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