Allotoca
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Allotoca is a genus of freshwater fish native to central Mexico
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...

. It contains the "typical" allotocas, as opposed to the Balsas Allotoca (Neotoca bilineata) in its monotypic
Monotypic
In biology, a monotypic taxon is a taxonomic group with only one biological type. The term's usage differs slightly between botany and zoology. The term monotypic has a separate use in conservation biology, monotypic habitat, regarding species habitat conversion eliminating biodiversity and...

 genus.

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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  • Allotoca catarinae de Buen, 1942 – Catarina Allotoca
  • Allotoca diazi (Meek, 1902) – Patzcuaro Allotoca
  • Allotoca dugesii (Bean
    Tarleton Hoffman Bean
    Tarleton Hoffman Bean was an American ichthyologist, born at Bainbridge, Pennsylvania on 8 October 1846. He died in Albany, New York on 28 December 1916.-FAMILY AND EDUCATION :...

    , 1887)
    – Opal Allotoca
  • Allotoca goslinei Smith & Miller, 1987 – Banded Allotoca
  • Allotoca maculata – Blackspot Allotoca, Tailspot Goodeid, tiro manchado
  • Allotoca meeki
    Allotoca meeki
    Allotoca meeki, commonly known as the Zirahuen Allotica or the tiro de Zirahuén, is a species of fish endemic to Lake Zirahuén, a small endorheic mountain lake in Michoacán state of central Mexico....

    – Zirahuen Allotoca, tiro de Zirahuén (Spanish)
  • Allotoca regalis
  • Allotoca zacapuensis Meyer, Radda & Domínguez, 2001 – Zacapu Allotoca
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