Riffle chub

Riffle chub
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Cypriniformes
Family:	Cyprinidae
Subfamily:	Leuciscinae
Genus:	Algansea
Species:	A. aphanea
Binomial name
	Algansea aphanea; C. D. Barbour & R. R. Miller, 1978[1]

The riffle chub (Algansea aphanea) is a species of freshwater fish in the family Cyprinidae that is endemic to the Armería, Ayutla and Tuxpan river basins in Jalisco and Colima of west-central Mexico.^[1]^[2] This threatened species is generally found in small rivers and streams in fast-flowing waters that are 18–22 °C (64–72 °F). It typically is 5–10 cm (2–4 in) long.^[2]

References

1 2 Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2015). "Algansea aphanea" in FishBase. October 2015 version.
1 2 Ceballos, G.; E.D. Pardo; L.M Estévez; H.E. Pérez, eds. (2016). Los peces dulceacuícolas de México en peligro de extinción. pp. 106–108, 429. ISBN 978-607-16-4087-1.

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[FishBase-1] 1 2 Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2015). "Algansea aphanea" in FishBase. October 2015 version.

[Ceballos2016-2] 1 2 Ceballos, G.; E.D. Pardo; L.M Estévez; H.E. Pérez, eds. (2016). Los peces dulceacuícolas de México en peligro de extinción. pp. 106–108, 429. ISBN 978-607-16-4087-1.