Chirostoma

Chirostoma
Temporal range: 5–0 Ma


Pliocene to Present[1]

Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Atheriniformes
Family: Atherinopsidae
Genus: Chirostoma
Swainson, 1839

Chirostoma is a genus of Neotropical silversides from the Lerma River basin in Mexico, including Lake Chapala.

Species

There are currently 23 recognized species in this genus: [2]

References

  1. Sepkoski, Jack (2002). "A compendium of fossil marine animal genera". Bulletins of American Paleontology 364: 560. Retrieved 2007-12-25.
  2. Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2012). Species of Chirostoma in FishBase. June 2012 version.
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