Popoche chub | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Cypriniformes |
Family: | Cyprinidae |
Subfamily: | Leuciscinae |
Clade: | Pogonichthyinae |
Genus: | Algansea |
Species: | A. popoche
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Binomial name | |
Algansea popoche (
D. S. Jordan &
Snyder, 1899)
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Synonyms | |
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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]
Popoche chub | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Cypriniformes |
Family: | Cyprinidae |
Subfamily: | Leuciscinae |
Clade: | Pogonichthyinae |
Genus: | Algansea |
Species: | A. popoche
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Binomial name | |
Algansea popoche (
D. S. Jordan &
Snyder, 1899)
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Synonyms | |
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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]