Popoche chub
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Family: | Leuciscidae |
| Subfamily: | Pogonichthyinae |
| Genus: | Algansea |
| Species: | A. popoche
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| Binomial name | |
| Algansea popoche (D. S. Jordan & Snyder, 1899)
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The popoche chub (Algansea popoche) is a species of freshwater fish in the family Leuciscidae, the shiners, daces and minnows.[3][4] It is endemic to the Lake Chapala and nearby sections of associated rivers in Jalisco of west-central Mexico.[5] This is a relatively large omnivorous species of Algansea at up to 23 cm (9.1 in) long.[5] Although considered threatened,[5] it can be locally numerous.[6] It is generally not considered a food fish.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ Mejía Guerrero, O. & Domínguez, O. (2019). "Algansea popoche". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T191253A1974378. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-2.RLTS.T191253A1974378.en. Retrieved 8 March 2025.
- ^ "Popoche Chub Algansea popoche (Jordan & Snyder, 1899)". Biolib.cz. Retrieved 20 June 2012.
- ^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Algansea". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 8 March 2025.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Algansea popoche". FishBase.
- ^ a b c Ceballos, G.; E.D. Pardo; L.M Estévez; H.E. Pérez, eds. (2016). Los peces dulceacuícolas de México en peligro de extinción. pp. 112–113, 429. ISBN 978-607-16-4087-1.
- ^ a b "Lake Cajititlan: Fish die off in large numbers". BBC. 18 August 2015. Retrieved 20 September 2018.
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