Chirostoma bartoni Jordan & Evermann, 1896
Alberca silverside
Alberca silverside,  Charal de la Caldera,  Charal,  Charal de la Caldera

Family:  Atherinopsidae (Neotropical silversides), subfamily: Menidiinae
Max. size:  7.1 cm SL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  benthopelagic; freshwater
Distribution:  North America: endemic to Lerma River basin, Mexico.
Diagnosis:   
Biology: 
IUCN Red List Status: Critically Endangered (CR); Date assessed: 06 September 2018 (B2ab(ii,iii,iv,v)) Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless
Country info:  Endemic to Lerma River basin. Abundance declining (Ref. 27639). Also Ref. 3881. Status of threat: possibly extinct. Criteria: 1,5 (http://fisc.er.usgs.gov/afs/) (Ref. 81264).


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