Tepehuan shiner
| Tepehuan shiner | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Family: | Cyprinidae |
| Genus: | Cyprinella |
| Species: | C. alvarezdelvillari |
| Binomial name | |
| Cyprinella alvarezdelvillari Contreras-Balderas & Lozano-Vilano, 1994[2] | |
The Tepehuan shiner (Cyprinella alvarezdelvillari) is a species of cyprinid fish 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 from Peñón Blanco, Durango. The specific name honors Dr. José Alvarez del Villar, "founder of modern Mexican ichthyology".[2]
Tepehuan shiner is a small species that grows 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 was most often collected from flowing water warmer than 29 °C (84 °F).[3]
References
- ↑ Contreras-Balderas, S. & Almada-Villela, P. (1996). "Cyprinella alvarezdelvillari". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (IUCN) 1996: e.T6143A12482401. Retrieved 20 January 2016.
- 1 2 3 Contreras-Balderas, Salvador; de Lourdes Lozano, María; de Lourdes Lozano, Maria (1994). "Cyprinella alvarezdelvillari, a new cyprinid fish from Río Nazas of México, with a key to the Lepida clade". Copeia 1994 (4): 897. doi:10.2307/1446712.
- 1 2 3 Froese, Rainer and 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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