Pátzcuaro chub
Species of fish
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The Pátzcuaro chub (Algansea lacustris) is a species of freshwater fish in the family Leuciscidae, the shiners, daces and minnows.[4] It is endemic to Lake Pátzcuaro and nearby waters (part of the upper Lerma River basin) in west-central Mexico.[2][5] This is a relatively large Algansea, reaching a size similar to the popoche chub.[6]
| Pátzcuaro chub | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Division: | Teleostei |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Family: | Leuciscidae |
| Subfamily: | Pogonichthyinae |
| Genus: | Algansea |
| Species: | A. lacustris |
| Binomial name | |
| Algansea lacustris Steindachner, 1895 | |
| Synonyms | |
