Lerma chub
| Lerma chub | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Family: | Cyprinidae |
| Subfamily: | Leuciscinae |
| Genus: | Algansea |
| Species: | A. barbata |
| Binomial name | |
| Algansea barbata Álvarez & Cortés, 1964[1] | |
The Lerma chub (Algansea barbata) is a species of freshwater fish in the family Cyprinidae. It is endemic to the uppermost Lerma River basin in the State of Mexico and Toluca Valley of central Mexico.[1][2][3] This threatened species is up to about 13 cm (5.1 in) long.[2]
References
- 1 2 Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2015). "Algansea barbata" 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. 110–111, 429. ISBN 978-607-16-4087-1.
- ↑ Pérez-Rodríguez, R.; O. Domínguez-Domínguez; G. Pérez-Ponce de León; I. Doadrio (2009). "Phylogenetic relationships and biogeography of the genus AlganseaGirard (Cypriniformes: Cyprinidae) of central Mexico inferred from molecular data". BMC Evolutionary Biology. 9: 223. doi:10.1186/1471-2148-9-223.
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