Jump to content

Popoche chub

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Popoche chub
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Subfamily: Leuciscinae
Clade: Pogonichthyinae
Genus: Algansea
Species:
A. popoche
Binomial name
Algansea popoche
Synonyms
  • Xystrosus popoche Jordan & Snyder, 1899[1]

The popoche chub (Algansea popoche) is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish in the genus Algansea of the family Cyprinidae.[2] It is endemic to the Lake Chapala and nearby sections of associated rivers in Jalisco of west-central Mexico.[3] This is a relatively large omnivorous species of Algansea at up to 23 cm (9.1 in) long.[3] Although considered threatened,[3] it can be locally numerous.[4] It is generally not considered a food fish.[4]

References

[edit]
  1. ^ "Popoche Chub Algansea popoche (Jordan & Snyder, 1899)". Biolib.cz. Retrieved 20 June 2012.
  2. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Algansea popoche". FishBase.
  3. ^ a b c Ceballos, G.; E.D. Pardo; L.M Estévez; H.E. Pérez, eds. (2016). Los peces dulceacuícolas de México en peligro de extinción. pp. 112–113, 429. ISBN 978-607-16-4087-1.
  4. ^ a b "Lake Cajititlan: Fish die off in large numbers". BBC. 18 August 2015. Retrieved 20 September 2018.