Biology:Remote chub

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Remote chub
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Subfamily: Leuciscinae
Clade: Pogonichthyinae
Genus: Algansea
Species:
A. avia
Binomial name
Algansea avia
C. D. Barbour & R. R. Miller, 1978[2]

The remote chub (Algansea avia) is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish in the family Leuciscidae, the shiners, daces and minnows.[3] This fish is endemic to the Grande de Santiago River basin at an altitude of 760–975 m (2,490–3,200 ft) in west-central Mexico.[2][4] This threatened species is up to 9.5 cm (3.7 in) long.[4]

References

  1. Domínguez, O. (2019). "Algansea avia". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2019. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-2.RLTS.T191249A1974350.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/191249/1974350. Retrieved 8 March 2025. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2015). "Algansea avia" in FishBase. October 2015 version.
  3. Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron; van der Laan, Richard, eds. "Species in the genus Algansea". California Academy of Sciences. http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/ichthyology/catalog/fishcatget.asp?tbl=species&genus=Algansea. 
  4. 4.0 4.1 Los peces dulceacuícolas de México en peligro de extinción. 2016. pp. 106–108, 429. ISBN 978-607-16-4087-1. 

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