Remote chub
| Remote chub | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Family: | Cyprinidae |
| Subfamily: | Leuciscinae |
| Clade: | Pogonichthyinae |
| Genus: | Algansea |
| Species: | A. avia
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| 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[edit]
- ^ a b Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2015). "Algansea avia" in FishBase. October 2015 version.
- ^ 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.
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