Chirostoma melanoccus Álvarez, 1963
Blunthead silverside
Blunthead silverside,  Charal de San Juanico

Family:  Atherinopsidae (Neotropical silversides), subfamily: Menidiinae
Max. size: 
Environment:  benthopelagic; freshwater
Distribution:  North America: Mexico.
Diagnosis:   
Biology: 
IUCN Red List Status: Critically Endangered (CR); Date assessed: 23 February 2018 (B2ab(iii)) Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless
Country info:  Type locality, Presa San Juanico, near Cotija, Michoacan, Mexico. (Ref. 26282). Status of threat: endangered. Criteria: 1,5 (http://fisc.er.usgs.gov/afs/) (Ref. 81264).


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