Charal de Alchichica
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The charal de Alchichica (Poblana alchichica) is a species of fish
in the Atherinidae family. It is endemic to Lake Alchichica in Mexico
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Fish
Fish are a paraphyletic group of organisms that consist of all gill-bearing aquatic vertebrate animals that lack limbs with digits. Included in this definition are the living hagfish, lampreys, and cartilaginous and bony fish, as well as various extinct related groups...
in the Atherinidae family. It is endemic to Lake Alchichica in Mexico
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
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Source
- Contreras-Balderas, S. & Almada-Villela, P. 1996. Poblana alchichica. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 4 August 2007.