Aztec chub

Aztec chub
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Division: Teleostei
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Leuciscidae
Subfamily: Pogonichthyinae
Genus: Aztecula
D. S. Jordan & Evermann, 1898
Species:
A. sallaei
Binomial name
Aztecula sallaei
(Günther, 1868)
Synonyms
  • Ceratichthys sallaei Günther, 1868
  • Notropis sallaei (Günther, 1868)
  • Codoma vittata Girard, 1856
  • Notropis aztecus Woolman [A. J.] 1894
  • Notropis lermae Evermann & Goldsborough, 1902
  • Aztecula mexicana Meek, 1902

The Aztec chub or Aztec shiner, (Aztecula sallaei) is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish in the family Leuciscidae, the shiners, daces and minnows. This species is endemic to Mexico. It is the only species in the genus Aztecula.

References

  1. 1 2 Lyons, T.J. (2019). "Notropis sallaei". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019 e.T191255A1974392. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-2.RLTS.T191255A1974392.en. Retrieved 18 May 2023.
  2. 1 2 3 Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Aztecula". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 9 March 2025.
  3. ↑ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Aztecula sallaei". FishBase. October 2024 version.