Mexican dace
Extinct species of fish
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The Mexican dace (Evarra bustamantei), or Mexican chub, is an extinct species of ray-finned fish in the family Leuciscidae. It was found only in Mexico, in the canals and streams of the Valley of Mexico.[2] It is estimated to have become extinct circa 1983.[3] The extinction of this species coincided with the drying of water bodies in the valley. This drying was a result of the increasing demands placed on the water resources of the valley by agriculture, as well as by the growth of Mexico City and its suburbs.[2]
| Evarra bustamantei | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Family: | Leuciscidae |
| Genus: | †Evarra |
| Species: | †E. bustamantei |
| Binomial name | |
| †Evarra bustamantei Navarro, 1955 | |
