Chirostoma charari

Chirostoma charari
Conservation status
Critically endangered, possibly extinct  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Atheriniformes
Family:	Atherinopsidae
Genus:	Chirostoma
Species:	C. charari
Binomial name
Chirostoma charari de Buen, 1945
Synonyms
Eslopsarum bartoni charari

Chirostoma charari, the least silverside, is a species of neotropical silverside endemic to Mexico. ^[2] This species has only been found in a spring in the Lake Cuitzeo basin on the Mesa Central of the Mexican Plateau. It has a longer head and jaw, as well as larger teeth and eyes than other Chirostoma species. ^[3] Its status is rated as Critically Endangered by the IUCN, and may possibly be extinct.

References

1. Mercado Silva, N.; Espinosa Pérez, H. (2019). "BChirostoma charari. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2019: e.T191131A1970680". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2019. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-2.RLTS.T191131A1970680.en . Retrieved 20 May 2022.
2. Burkhead, Noel M (September 2012). "Extinction Rates in North American Freshwater Fishes, 1900–2010" (PDF). BioScience. 62 (9): 798–808. Bibcode:2012BiSci..62..798B. doi: 10.1525/bio.2012.62.9.5 . Retrieved 15 December 2016.
3. Barbour, Clyde D (28 August 1973). "A Biogeographical History of Chirostoma (Pisces: Atherinidae): A Species Flock from the Mexican Plateau". Copeia. 1973 (3): 533–556. doi:10.2307/1443118. JSTOR   1443118.