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.[1][2]
Algansea amecae | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Cypriniformes |
Family: | Cyprinidae |
Subfamily: | Leuciscinae |
Clade: | Pogonichthyinae |
Genus: | Algansea |
Species: | A. amecae
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Binomial name | |
Algansea amecae |
References
edit- ^ a b Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Algansea amecae". FishBase. October 2015 version.
- ^ 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.