Least Silverside

Chirostoma charari

Silver
Tropical
Northern Hemisphere
Local endemic species
Restricted distribution
Freshwater fish
North America
Tropical fish

Chirostoma charari, the least silverside, is a species of neotropical silverside endemic to Mexico. This species has only been found in a spring in the Lake Cuitzeo basin on the Mesa Central of the Mexican Plateau. It has a longer head and jaw, as well as larger teeth and eyes than other Chirostoma species.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Silversides
Family: Atherinopsidae
Genus: Chirostoma
Water: Freshwater
Distribution: North America: endemic to the Lerma River basin, Mexico.
Conservation status: CRCritically Endangered

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