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Freshwater fish of Mexico — species native to rivers, lakes, streams, and ephemeral waters within Mexican North America; Pages in category "Freshwater fish of ...
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Common names of fish can refer to a single species; to an entire group of species, such as a genus or family; or to multiple unrelated species or groups. Ambiguous common names are accompanied by their possible meanings. Scientific names for individual species and higher taxa are included in parentheses.
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Freshwater fish are fish species that spend some or all of their lives in bodies of fresh water such as rivers, lakes, ponds and inland wetlands, where the salinity is less than 1.05%. These environments differ from marine habitats in many ways, especially the difference in levels of osmolarity .
The popoche chub (Algansea popoche) is a species of freshwater fish in the family Leuciscidae, the shiners, daces and minnows. [3] [4] It is endemic to the Lake Chapala and nearby sections of associated rivers in Jalisco of west-central Mexico. [5] This is a relatively large omnivorous species of Algansea at up to 23 cm (9.1 in) long. [5]
Goodeidae is a family of teleost fish endemic to Mexico and some areas of the United States. Many species are known as splitfins. This family contains about 50 species within 18 genera. [2] [3] The family is named after ichthyologist George Brown Goode (1851–1896). [4] The earliest fossil goodeid is Tapatia, a goodeine from the middle Miocene of
Common name Scientific name Image Size Remarks Tank size Temperature range pH range Water Hardness Bristlenose pleco, bushynose pleco: Ancistrus spp.: The bristlenose genus has at least 59 identified species and many others yet to be named. [16]