Pátzcuaro chub
The Pátzcuaro chub (Algansea lacustris) is a species of freshwater fish in the family Cyprinidae. It is endemic to Lake Pátzcuaro and nearby waters (part of the upper Lerma River basin) in west-central Mexico.[1][3] This is a relatively large Algansea, reaching a size similar to the popoche chub.[4]
| Pátzcuaro chub | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Family: | Leuciscidae |
| Subfamily: | Pogonichthyinae |
| Genus: | Algansea |
| Species: | A. lacustris |
| Binomial name | |
| Algansea lacustris Steindachner, 1895 | |
| Synonyms | |
References
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2015). "Algansea lacustris" in FishBase. October 2015 version.
- "Pátzcuaro Chub Algansea lacustris Steindachner, 1895". Biolib.cz. Retrieved 20 June 2012.
- Pérez-Rodríguez, R.; O. Domínguez-Domínguez; G. Pérez-Ponce de León; I. Doadrio (2009). "Phylogenetic relationships and biogeography of the genus Algansea Girard (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.
- 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. doi:10.22201/ib.20078706e.2009.002.609.
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