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Yuriria (fish)

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Yuriria
Chapala chub (Yuriria chapalae)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Leuciscidae
Subfamily: Pogonichthyinae
Genus: Yuriria
D. S. Jordan & Evermann, 1896[1]
Type species
Hudsonius altus
D. S. Jordan, 1880[1]
Synonyms[1]
  • Falcula D. S. Jordan & Snyder, 1903
  • Falcularius D. S. Jordan & Snyder, 1899

Yuriria is a genus of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Leuciscidae, the shiners, daces and minnows.[1] The fish in this genus are endemic to the LermaChapalaGrande de Santiago and Ameca basins in Mexico.

Species

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Yuriria contains the following species:[2]

References

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  • Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Yuriria". FishBase. October 2011 version.
  1. ^ a b c d Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Pogonichthyinae". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 21 March 2025.
  2. ^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Yuriria". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 21 March 2025.