Creatures in Crisis
Photograph of Popoche Chub (Algansea popoche), recorded as Endangered
Popoche Chub (Algansea popoche). Image via Wikimedia Commons.

Endangered

Popoche Chub

Algansea popoche

Popoche Chub is a minnow in the family Cyprinidae (order Cypriniformes) — Algansea popoche, recorded as Endangered.

Status
Endangered
Scientific name
Algansea popoche
Taxonomy
Cypriniformes · Cyprinidae · Algansea

The minnow

This is a relatively large omnivorous species of Algansea at up to 23 cm (9.1 in) long.

Range and habitat

It is endemic to the Lake Chapala and nearby sections of associated rivers in Jalisco of west-central Mexico.

Pins are Wikidata “endemic to” fields. Orange dots, when present, are GBIF occurrence tiles — survey bias included.

In crisis

Although considered threatened, it can be locally numerous.

Popoche Chub is Endangered on this catalog because that is the IUCN category stored on Wikidata. Confirm the official criteria and any later count on iucnredlist.org.

Sources

Written for this catalog from the English Wikipedia article on Popoche Chub, Wikidata item Q1101500. Family and order context is original field-guide writing about the group, not a copied assessment of this one species. Wikipedia text is CC BY-SA. Not an IUCN assessment. Counts, when quoted, can change — confirm them on the recovery programme and on iucnredlist.org.

Photograph via Wikimedia Commons. Wikipedia · Wikidata · IUCN Red List.

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Quick answers

What is Popoche Chub?
Popoche Chub is a minnow in the family Cyprinidae (order Cypriniformes) — Algansea popoche.
What is the conservation status of Popoche Chub?
Endangered, as the IUCN category stored on Wikidata for Algansea popoche. Confirm the official assessment on iucnredlist.org.
Where does Popoche Chub live?
It is endemic to the Lake Chapala and nearby sections of associated rivers in Jalisco of west-central Mexico.
Why is Popoche Chub in crisis?
Although considered threatened, it can be locally numerous.
Is this the IUCN Red List page for Algansea popoche?
No. This is a researched catalog account. The Red List is the assessment.
Is Popoche Chub a pet?
An animal on this catalog is in crisis in the wild. Keeping one is usually the wrong question.