Real photoREAL PHOTO
Atherinopsidae
Patzcuaro silverside
Chirostoma patzcuaro
Twelve Centimeters Atherinopsid Fish of North American Waters
- Silver
- Tropical
- Northern Hemisphere
- Local endemic species
- Restricted distribution
- Freshwater fish
- North America
- Small
- Tropical fish
Silver
Tropical
Restricted distribution
SmallPatzcuaro silverside is known around North America as a freshwater fish; It occurs in freshwater habitats, and the largest recorded length is 12 cm.
- Class
- Teleosts
- Order
- Silversides
- Family
- Atherinopsidae
- Genus
- Chirostoma
- Maximum length
- 12 cm
- Water
- Freshwater
- Distribution
- North America: endemic to the Lerma River basin, Mexico.
- Conservation status
- CRCritically Endangered
Class
Order
Family
Conservation status
