Chirostoma charari
Chirostoma charari, the least silverside, is an extinct species of neotropical silverside endemic to Mexico.[1] This species was only found in a spring in the Lake Cuitzeo basin on the Mesa Central of the Mexican Plateau. It had a longer head and jaw, as well as larger teeth and eyes than other Chirostoma species.[2]
| Chirostoma charari | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Atheriniformes |
| Family: | Atherinopsidae |
| Genus: | Chirostoma |
| Species: | †C. charari |
| Binomial name | |
| †Chirostoma charari de Buen, 1945 | |
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References
- Burkhead, Noel M (September 2012). "Extinction Rates in North American Freshwater Fishes, 1900–2010" (PDF). BioScience. 62 (9): 798–808. doi:10.1525/bio.2012.62.9.5. Retrieved 15 December 2016.
- Barbour, Clyde D (28 August 1973). "A Biogeographical History of Chirostoma (Pisces: Atherinidae): A Species Flock from the Mexican Plateau". Copeia. 1973 (3): 533–556. doi:10.2307/1443118. JSTOR 1443118.
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