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Cyprinidae
Lerma Chub
Algansea barbata
An endemic born within the Lerma basin
- Tropical
- Northern Hemisphere
- Local endemic species
- Restricted distribution
- Freshwater fish
- North America
- Tropical fish
Tropical
Restricted distribution
Freshwater fishThe Lerma chub (Algansea barbata) is a species of freshwater fish in the family Leuciscidae, the shiners, daces and minnows. It is endemic to the uppermost Lerma River basin in the State of Mexico and Toluca Valley of central Mexico. This threatened species is up to about 13 cm (5.1 in) long.
- Class
- Teleosts
- Family
- Cyprinidae
- Genus
- Algansea
- Water
- Freshwater
- Distribution
- North America: endemic to the Lerma River basin, Mexico.
- Conservation status
- CRCritically Endangered
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