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Alchichica silverside
Conservation status
Critically Endangered  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Atheriniformes
Family:	Atherinopsidae
Genus:	Poblana
Species:	P. alchichica
Binomial name
Poblana alchichica F. de Buen, 1945

The Alchichica silverside (Poblana alchichica) is a species of neotropical silverside endemic to Lake Alchichica in Mexico.

Poblana achichica measures up to 10 in. (25 cm). According to a 2001 book, information on its breeding habits are not widely known and its primary food source is small aquatic invertebrates. The threats to Poblana achichica are largemouth bass and the habitat destruction from people.

This species was described by Don Fernando de Buen y Lozano in 1945 from a type locality of Lake Alchichica.

References

1. Gómez Balandra, A.; Espinosa Pérez, H. (2019). "Poblana alchichica". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T17762A1494264. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-2.RLTS.T17762A1494264.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
2. Endangered Wildlife and Plants of the World. 2001. ISBN 0761471960. Retrieved 2013-11-05.
3. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Poblana Alchichica". FishBase. April 2019 version.
4. Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Poblana alchichica". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 25 June 2019.

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