於1990年代，高體宗谷鱂主要因被捕捉作觀賞魚及水壩建設而在墨西哥西部的一條河流中消失。1998年，科學家從動物園獲得五對高體宗谷鱂展開人工培育計劃，經過多年的努力，他們成功培育出約一萬條！他們最近把其中1500條野放，並計劃請當地人幫助監測這個保育項目。
Tequila splitfin disappeared in a river in western Mexico in the 1990s, mainly because of poaching for aquarium trade and dam building. In 1998, five pairs of tequila splitfins were given by a zoo for a breeding program; after many years of hard work, scientists have successfully bred 10,000 of these fish. Recently, they released 1500 of them back to the wild and is planning to work with locals locals to help with monitoring the project.
