Alchichica silverside (Poblana alchichica)

Scientific name: Poblana alchichica de Buen, 1945

The Alchichica silverside (Poblana alchichica) is a freshwater fish of the family Atherinopsidae. Native range: Central America, Mexico.

Species facts

Scientific name
Poblana alchichica
Family
Atherinopsidae (Neotropical silversides)
Order
Atheriniformes (Silversides)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Environment
Freshwater; pelagic
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Central America: Mexico.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Critically Endangered (CR) (A1ac+2c, B1+2c, C2b)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Resilience
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

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