Popoche chub

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Popoche chub
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Subfamily: Leuciscinae
Clade: Pogonichthyinae
Genus: Algansea
Species:
A. popoche
Binomial name
Algansea popoche
Synonyms
  • Xystrosus popoche Jordan & Snyder, 1899[1]

The popoche chub (Algansea popoche) is a species of freshwater

omnivorous species of Algansea at up to 23 cm (9.1 in) long.[3] Although considered threatened,[3] it can be locally numerous.[4] It is generally not considered a food fish.[4]

References

  1. ^ "Popoche Chub Algansea popoche (Jordan & Snyder, 1899)". Biolib.cz. Retrieved 20 June 2012.
  2. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2006). "Algansea popoche" in FishBase. April 2006 version.
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  4. ^ a b "Lake Cajititlan: Fish die off in large numbers". BBC. 18 August 2015. Retrieved 20 September 2018.