Smallmouth Silverside

Chirostoma chapalae

Fourteen Centimeters Atherinopsid Fish

Silver
Tropical
Northern Hemisphere
Local endemic species
Restricted distribution
Freshwater fish
North America
Small
Tropical fish

Smallmouth Silverside is known around North America as a freshwater fish; It occurs in freshwater habitats, and records give a maximum length of 14 cm.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Silversides
Family: Atherinopsidae
Genus: Chirostoma
Maximum length: 14 cm
Water: Freshwater
Distribution: North America: endemic to Lerma River basin, Mexico.
Conservation status: VUVulnerable

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