Remote chub
Remote chub | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Cypriniformes |
Family: | Leuciscidae |
Subfamily: | Pogonichthyinae |
Genus: | Algansea |
Species: | A. avia
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Binomial name | |
Algansea avia & R. R. Miller, 1978[1]
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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[]
Categories:
- Algansea
- Fish described in 1978
- Freshwater fish of Mexico
- Endemic fish of Mexico
- Río Grande de Santiago
- Leuciscinae stubs