Chirostoma charari explained

Chirostoma charari, the least silverside, is a species of neotropical silverside endemic to Mexico.[1] 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.[2] Its status is rated as Critically Endangered by the IUCN, and may possibly be extinct.

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. free.
  2. Barbour. Clyde D. A Biogeographical History of Chirostoma (Pisces: Atherinidae): A Species Flock from the Mexican Plateau. Copeia. 28 August 1973. 1973. 3. 533–556. 1443118. 10.2307/1443118 .

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