Kingdom Animalia Genus Chirostoma Phylum Chordata Rank Species | Family Atherinopsidae Scientific name Chirostoma bartoni Higher classification Chirostoma Order Atheriniformes | |
Similar Chirostoma promelas, Chirostoma sphyraena, Chirostoma | ||
Chirostoma bartoni, the Alberca silverside, was a species of neotropical silverside endemic to the Lerma River basin of Mexico. Typical adult specimens were approximately 7.1 cm in length.
The Alberca silverside was found only in the Alberca Caldera, Guanajuato, Mexico. It became extinct when the caldera temporarily dried up in August 2006.
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