| Leuciscidae (Minnows), subfamily: Pogonichthyinae |
| 10.1 cm SL (male/unsexed) |
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pelagic; freshwater |
| North America: Mexico. Endemic to the eastern headwaters of the Ameca River basin in west-central Mexico in the state of Jalisco (Ref. 82373). |
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24-25 transverse scales (rarely 26); 14 upper
row scales (occasionally 13 or 15); 14-19 pores in the infraorbital head sensory canal (usually 15-16). Body is divided dorsoventrally into 4 pigmentation zones as follows: a dark dorsal region; a light band equal to or greater than the width of the pupil; a prominent dark lateral stripe along body, considerably narrower at the anterior region just before the opercular opening; and a silver ventral region. Black spot at the base of caudal fi n set off from lateral stripe by a constriction of the pigment band, the spot extending out onto median caudal interradial membranes. Lateral line pigmented, edged by high concentrations of melanophores around scale pores (Ref. 82373). |
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Endangered (EN); Date assessed: 05 March 2018 (B1ab(i,ii,iii,iv)) Ref. (130435)
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| harmless |
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