Aztec chub

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The Aztec chub or Aztec shiner,[1] (Aztecula sallaei) is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish in the family Leuciscidae, the shiners, daces and minnows.[2] This species is endemic to Mexico.[3] It is the only species in the genus Aztecula.[2]

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Aztec chub
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Leuciscidae
Subfamily: Pogonichthyinae
Genus: Aztecula
D. S. Jordan & Evermann, 1898
Species:
A. sallaei
Binomial name
Aztecula sallaei
(Günther, 1868)
Synonyms[2]
  • 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
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