The spottail chub (Algansea tincella) is a species of freshwater fish in the family Cyprinidae, endemic to the Lerma–Chapala basin and upper Santa Maria (Tampoán) system in west-central Mexico.[2][3][4] Populations of the Ameca River basin were formerly included in this species, but are now recognized as A. amecae.[3]
Spottail chub | |
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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. tincella
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Binomial name | |
Algansea tincella (Valenciennes, 1844)
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There are some minor local variations in the appearance of A. tincella, but they all have a dark spot at the base of the tail. The species generally is about 5–11.5 cm (2.0–4.5 in) in standard length.[3]
References
edit- ^ "Algansea tincella (Valenciennes, 1854)". Biolib.cz. Retrieved 20 June 2012.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Algansea tincella". FishBase. October 2015 version.
- ^ a b c 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.
- ^ 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.