| Lerma chub | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Family: | Cyprinidae |
| Subfamily: | Leuciscinae |
| Clade: | Pogonichthyinae |
| Genus: | Algansea |
| Species: | A. barbata |
| Binomial name | |
| Algansea barbata Álvarez & Cortés, 1964 | |
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. This threatened species is up to about 13 cm (5.1 in) long.
References
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Algansea barbata". FishBase. October 2015 version.
- ^ Ceballos, G.; E.D. Pardo; L.M Estévez; H.E. Pérez, eds. (2016). Los peces dulceacuícolas de México en peligro de extinción. Fondo de Cultura Económic. 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. PMC 2759940. PMID 19735558.
| Taxon identifiers | |
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| Algansea barbata | |
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