| Poblana | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Atheriniformes |
| Family: | Atherinopsidae |
| Subfamily: | Menidiinae |
| Tribe: | Mendiniini |
| Genus: | Poblana F. de Buen, 1945 |
| Type species | |
| Poblana alchichica F. de Buen, 1945 | |
Poblana is a genus of Neotropical silversides that are endemic to Mexico, with each of the four threatened species restricted to a single Oriental Basin maar lake. They are small fish that do not surpass 8 cm (3 in) in standard length.
Species
FishBase recognizes four species in this genus, although genetic differences between them are very limited and some regard all as subspecies of P. alchichica. Poblana is sometimes included in Chirostoma instead of being regarded a separate genus.
- Poblana alchichica F. de Buen, 1945 (Alchichica silverside)
- Poblana ferdebueni Solórzano & Y. López, 1965 (Chignahuapan silverside)
- Poblana letholepis Álvarez, 1950 (La Preciosa silverside)
- Poblana squamata Álvarez, 1950 (Quechulac silverside)
References
- ^ Ceballos, G.; E.D. Pardo; L.M Estévez; H.E. Pérez, eds. (2016). Los peces dulceacuícolas de México en peligro de extinción. pp. 228–251, 435–436. ISBN 978-607-16-4087-1.
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Poblana". FishBase. June 2012 version.
- Valdez-Moreno, M.; N.V. Ivanova; M. Elías-Gutierrez; S. Contreras-Balderas; P.D.N. Hebert (2009). "Probing diversity in freshwater fishes from Mexico and Guatemala with DNA barcodes". Journal of Fish Biology. 74 (2): 377–402. doi:10.1111/j.1095-8649.2008.02077.x.
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