Misplaced Pages

Algansea amecae

Article snapshot taken from Wikipedia with creative commons attribution-sharealike license. Give it a read and then ask your questions in the chat. We can research this topic together.
(Redirected from Ameca chub) Species of fish

Algansea amecae
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Subfamily: Leuciscinae
Clade: Pogonichthyinae
Genus: Algansea
Species: A. amecae
Binomial name
Algansea amecae
Pérez-Rodríguez, Pérez-Ponce de León, Domínguez-Domínguez & Doadrio, 2009

Algansea amecae, the Ameca chub, is a species of freshwater fish in the family Cyprinidae. It is endemic to the upper Ameca River basin in Jalisco, western Mexico. It grows to about 10 cm (4 in) in standard length.

References

  1. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Algansea amecae". FishBase. October 2015 version.
  2. Pérez-Rodríguez, R.; G. Pérez-Ponce de León; O. Domínguez-Domínguez; I. Doadrio (2009). "A new species of Algansea (Actinopterygii: Cyprinidae) from the Ameca River basin, in Central Mexico". Revista Mexicana de Biodiversidad. 80: 483–490.
Taxon identifiers
Algansea amecae


Stub icon

This Leuciscidae article is a stub. You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it.

Categories: