Chirostoma bartoni
| Chirostoma bartoni | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Atheriniformes |
| Family: | Atherinopsidae |
| Genus: | Chirostoma |
| Species: | C. bartoni |
| Binomial name | |
| Chirostoma bartoni D. S. Jordan & Evermann, 1896 | |
Chirostoma bartoni, the Alberca silverside, was a species of neotropical silverside endemic to the Lerma River basin of Mexico. Typical adult specimens were approximately 7.1 cm in length.
The Alberca silverside was found only in the Alberca Caldera, Guanajuato, Mexico. It became extinct when the caldera temporarily dried up in August 2006. http://www.usgs.gov/newsroom/article.asp?ID=3315#.UE5A_7KPU8o
Sources
- Contreras-Balderas, S. & Almada-Villela, P. 1996. Chirostoma bartoni. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 4 August 2007.
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