Tepehuan shiner
| Tepehuan 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: | Cyprinella |
| Species: | C. alvarezdelvillari
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| Binomial name | |
| Cyprinella alvarezdelvillari | |
The Tepehuan shiner (Cyprinella alvarezdelvillari) is a species of
endemic to Mexico.[3][4] It was described as a new species from a stream in the headwaters of Nazas River in Arroyo del Péñon Blanco, upstream of Peñón Blanco, Durango. The specific name honors Dr. José Alvarez del Villar, the "founder of modern Mexican ichthyology".[2]
The Tepehuan shiner is a small species that can grow up to 4.4 cm (1.7 in) standard length, but is usually smaller, less than 3.6 cm (1.4 in) SL.[2][3] It is usually found in flowing water warmer than 29 °C (84 °F).[3]
References
- . Retrieved 16 November 2021.
- ^ JSTOR 1446712.
- ^ a b c Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2015). "Cyprinella alvarezdelvillari" in FishBase. October 2015 version.
- ^ Eschmeyer, W. N. and R. Fricke (eds) (4 January 2016). "Catalog of Fishes". California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 20 January 2016.
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