Ameca shiner
| Ameca shiner | |
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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: | Notropis |
| Species: | N. amecae
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| Binomial name | |
| Notropis amecae Chernoff & R. R. Miller, 1986
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The Ameca shiner (Notropis amecae) is a species of
IUCN when rated in 1996,[1] a tiny population was rediscovered in 2001.[4][5] Some were brought into captivity to form the basis of a breeding program. These have been used for a reintroduction project since 2015.[6][7]
Its closest relatives are the yellow shiner and the Durango shiner.[2]
References
- ^ . Retrieved 15 November 2021.
- ^ JSTOR 1444903.
- ^ hdl:2027.42/141989.
- S2CID 86593417.
- ^ Jelks, H.L., S.J. Walsh, N.M. Burkhead, S. Contreras-Balderas, E. Díaz-Pardo, D.A. Hendrickson, J. Lyons, N.E. Mandrak, F. McCormick, J.S. Nelson, S.P. Platania, B.A. Porter, C.B. Renaud, J.J. Schmitter-Soto, E.B. Taylor and M.L. Warren Jr. (2008). Conservation status of imperiled North American freshwater and diadromous fishes. Fisheries 33(8): 372-407.
- ^ "Zoogoneticus tequila". Goodeid Working Group. Retrieved 27 September 2018.
- ^ "Mexico Fish Ark Project". Chester Zoo. Archived from the original on 28 September 2018. Retrieved 27 September 2018.
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