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.[1]
| 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
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Species
editFishBase recognizes four species in this genus,[2] although genetic differences between them are very limited and some regard all as subspecies of P. alchichica.[3] Poblana is sometimes included in Chirostoma instead of being regarded a separate genus.[1]
- 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
edit- ^ a b 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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