Remote chub

Remote 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. avia
Binomial name
Algansea avia

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

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  1. ^ a b Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Algansea avia". FishBase. October 2015 version.
  2. ^ a b Ceballos, G.; E.D. Pardo; L.M Estévez; H.E. Pérez, eds. (2016). Los peces dulceacuícolas de México en peligro de extinción. pp. 106–108, 429. ISBN 978-607-16-4087-1.