Species that contain: Xenotoca and variata [ 2 ] records

ferrugineus, Characodon Bean [T. H.] 1887:372, Pl. 20 (figs. 3-4) [Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 10 (no. 637); ref. 14471] Guanajuato, Mexico. Syntypes: USNM 37810 (2). Lectotype established (as figured specimen) in caption to Pl. 111, p. 3256 for Characodon variatus in Jordan & Evermann 1900 [ref. 2446] if figured specimen is identifiable. Lectotype selection not correct, Huber 2019:36 [ref. 36941]. •Synonym of Xenotoca variata (Bean 1887) -- (Huber 2019:36 [ref. 36941]). Current status: Synonym of Xenotoca variata (Bean 1887). Goodeidae: Goodeinae. Habitat: freshwater.

variatus, Characodon Bean [T. H.] 1887:370, Pl. 20 (fig. 1) [Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 10 (no. 637); ref. 14471] Streams in Guanajuato, Mexico. Syntypes: USNM 37809 (4). •Valid as Xenotoca variata (Bean 1887) -- (Espinosa Pérez et al. 1993:43 [ref. 22290], Nelson et al. 2004:107 [ref. 27807], Miller 2006:287 [ref. 28615], Scharpf 2007:29 [ref. 30398], Page et al. 2013:105 [ref. 32708], Domínguez-Domínguez et al. 2016:82 [ref. 34884], Huber 2019:37 [ref. 36941], Lyons et al. 2019:146 [ref. 37104]). Current status: Valid as Xenotoca variata (Bean 1887). Goodeidae: Goodeinae. Distribution: North America: Pacific and Atlantic slopes of Mexico. Habitat: freshwater.