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Aztecula sallaei (Günther, 1868)

Aztec chub
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Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Teleostei (teleosts) > Cypriniformes (Carps) > Leuciscidae (Minnows) > Pogonichthyinae
Etymology: Aztecula: From the Aztec people in Mejico.
Eponymy: Auguste Sallé (1820–1896) was a French traveller, taxonomist and entomologist who collected in the southern USA, West Indies and Central America including Mexico (1846– 1856) where he collected many fish which he sent to the BMNH. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on author: Günther.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Freshwater; benthopelagic. Tropical; 21°N - 19°N

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Central America: endemic to Mexico.

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Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

A common Mexican fish.

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Nelson, J.S., E.J. Crossman, H. Espinosa-Pérez, L.T. Findley, C.R. Gilbert, R.N. Lea and J.D. Williams, 2004. Common and scientific names of fishes from the United States, Canada, and Mexico. American Fisheries Society, Special Publication 29, Bethesda, Maryland. ix, 386 p. + 1 CD. (Ref. 52299)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-2)

  Least Concern (LC) ; Date assessed: 18 October 2018

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless





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