Chirostoma bartoni explained

Chirostoma bartoni, the Alberca silverside, is a species of neotropical silverside endemic to the Lerma River basin of Mexico. Typical adult specimens are approximately 7.1 cm in length.

The Alberca silverside was found only in the Alberca Caldera, Guanajuato, Mexico and likely became extinct when the caldera temporarily dried up in August 2006.^[1]

The specific name honours Barton Appler Bean (1860-1947) who was Assistant Curator of Fishes at the U.S. National Museum.^[2]

Notes and References

1. Burkhead. Noel M. Extinction Rates in North American Freshwater Fishes, 1900–2010. BioScience. September 2012. 62. 9. 798–808. 15 December 2016. 10.1525/bio.2012.62.9.5. 86188840. free.
2. Web site: Order ATHERINIFORMES: Families ATHERINOPSIDAE, ATHERINIDAE and ATHERIONIDAE . 22 June 2019 . Christopher Scharpf . Kenneth J. Lazara . amp . The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database . Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara . 1 January 2019.