Biology:Remote chub

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Remote chub
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
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[1]

The remote chub (Algansea avia) is a species of freshwater fish in the family Cyprinidae that 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.[1][2] This threatened species is up to 9.5 cm (3.7 in) long.[2]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2015). "Algansea avia" in FishBase. October 2015 version.
  2. 2.0 2.1 Los peces dulceacuícolas de México en peligro de extinción. 2016. pp. 106–108, 429. ISBN 978-607-16-4087-1. 

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