| Popoche chub | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Family: | Cyprinidae |
| Subfamily: | Leuciscinae |
| Clade: | Pogonichthyinae |
| Genus: | Algansea |
| Species: | A. popoche |
| Binomial name | |
| Algansea popoche (D. S. Jordan & Snyder, 1899) | |
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The popoche chub (Algansea popoche) is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish in the genus Algansea of the family Cyprinidae. It is endemic to the Lake Chapala and nearby sections of associated rivers in Jalisco of west-central Mexico. This is a relatively large omnivorous species of Algansea at up to 23 cm (9.1 in) long. Although considered threatened, it can be locally numerous. It is generally not considered a food fish.
References
- "Popoche Chub Algansea popoche (Jordan & Snyder, 1899)". Biolib.cz. Retrieved 20 June 2012.
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Algansea popoche". FishBase.
- ^ Ceballos, G.; E.D. Pardo; L.M Estévez; H.E. Pérez, eds. (2016). Los peces dulceacuícolas de México en peligro de extinción. pp. 112–113, 429. ISBN 978-607-16-4087-1.
- ^ "Lake Cajititlan: Fish die off in large numbers". BBC. 18 August 2015. Retrieved 20 September 2018.
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| Algansea popoche | |
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