Poblana letholepis

Poblana letholepis, the La Preciosa silverside is a species of neotropical silverside endemic to Mexico.[2] It was described by Jose Álvarez del Villar in 1950 from types collected from the crater lake of La Preciosa which is 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) southeast of Alchichica, Puebla State, Mexico at and elevation of 2,365 metres (7,759 ft).[3]

Poblana letholepis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Atheriniformes
Family: Atherinopsidae
Genus: Poblana
Species:
P. letholepis
Binomial name
Poblana letholepis
Álvarez, 1950

References

  1. Espinosa Pérez, H. & Mercado Silva, N. 2019. Poblana letholepis. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2019: e.T17764A1494351. Downloaded on 24 July 2019.
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2019). "poblana letholepis" in FishBase. April 2019 version.
  3. Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Poblana letholepis". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 25 June 2019.


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