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Cyprinidae
Lantern minnow
Tampichthys ipni
Nine Centimeters Carp of Mexican Waters
- Tropical
- Coastal
- Northern Hemisphere
- Regional distribution
- Freshwater fish
- North America
- Small
- Tropical fish
Tropical
Regional distribution
Freshwater fish
SmallLantern minnow is a freshwater fish from North America. It inhabits freshwater habitats. The species reaches a recorded maximum of 9 cm.
- Class
- Teleosts
- Family
- Cyprinidae
- Genus
- Tampichthys
- Maximum length
- 9 cm
- Water
- Freshwater
- Distribution
- North America: Barranca de Venados, Puente Venado, Río de Metztitlán, Hidalgo, Mexico (type locality) (Ref. 33021 ). South of the Río Pánuco in five coastal rivers Tuxpan, Cazones, Tecolutla, Nautla and Misantla rivers) of the eastern stretch of the Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt (TMB) at 20°N (Ref. 80389 ).
- Conservation status
- LCLeast Concern
Class
Order
Family
Conservation status
