Alchichica Silverside
Poblana alchichica de Buen, 1945
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
The Alchichica silverside (Poblana alchichica) is a species of neotropical silverside endemic to Lake Alchichica in Mexico.
Poblana achichica measures up to 10 in. (25 cm). According to a 2001 book, information on its breeding habits are not widely known and its primary food source is small aquatic invertebrates. The threats to Poblana achichica are largemouth bass and the habitat destruction from people.
This species was described by Fernando de Buen y Lozano in 1945 from a type locality of Lake Alchichica.
Wikipedia contributors, Alchichica silverside; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T07:51:55.427465+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Poblana alchichica de Buen, 1945
- Name authority
- de Buen, 1945
- Common name
- Alchichica Silverside
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Atheriniformes
- Family
- Atherinopsidae
- Genus
- Poblana
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Source habitat flags: Marine: no · Freshwater: yes · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- gigaclassActinopterygii
- superclassActinopteri
- classTeleostei
- orderAtheriniformes
- suborderAtherinopsoidei
- familyAtherinopsidae Fitzinger, 1873
- subfamilyMenidiinae Schultz, 1948
- genusPoblana de Buen, 1945
- speciesPoblana alchichica de Buen, 1945
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Poblana. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Chignahuapan SilversidePoblana ferdebueni Solórzano & López, 1965 | AtherinopsidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Poblana letholepis Álvarez, 1950 | AtherinopsidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Poblana squamata Álvarez, 1950 | AtherinopsidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- de Buen, F. (1945). Investigaciones sobre ictiologia mexicana. I. Atherinidae de aguas continentales de México. Anales Del Instituto de Biologia de La Universidad de Mexico, 16 (2): 475–532. Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:4KN8J. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.