Alberca Silverside
Chirostoma bartoni Jordan & Evermann, 1896
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
Chirostoma bartoni, the Alberca silverside, is a species of neotropical silverside endemic to the Lerma River basin of Mexico. Typical adult specimens are approximately 7.1 cm in length.
The Alberca silverside was found only in the Alberca Caldera, Guanajuato, Mexico and likely became extinct when the caldera temporarily dried up in August 2006.
Wikipedia contributors, Chirostoma bartoni; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T07:20:14.579520+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Chirostoma bartoni Jordan & Evermann, 1896
- Name authority
- Jordan & Evermann, 1896
- Common name
- Alberca Silverside
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Atheriniformes
- Family
- Atherinopsidae
- Genus
- Chirostoma
- 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
- genusChirostoma Swainson, 1839
- speciesChirostoma bartoni Jordan & Evermann, 1896
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Chirostoma. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Blacknose SilversideChirostoma promelas Jordan & Snyder, 1899 | AtherinopsidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| mesa silversideChirostoma jordani Woolman, 1894 | AtherinopsidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Chirostoma reseratum Álvarez, 1963 | AtherinopsidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Toluca SilversideChirostoma riojai Solórzano & López, 1966 | AtherinopsidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Ranch SilversideChirostoma consocium Jordan & Hubbs, 1919 | AtherinopsidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Ajijic SilversideChirostoma contrerasi Barbour, 2002 | AtherinopsidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Chirostoma patzcuaro Meek, 1902 | AtherinopsidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Bigmouth SilversideChirostoma sphyraena Boulenger, 1900 | AtherinopsidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Chirostoma zirahuen Meek, 1902 | AtherinopsidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Smallmouth SilversideChirostoma chapalae Jordan & Snyder, 1899 | AtherinopsidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Pike SilversideChirostoma estor Jordan, 1880 | AtherinopsidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Least SilversideChirostoma charari (de Buen, 1945) | 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.
- Jordan, D. S., & Evermann, B. W. (1896). The fishes of North and Middle America: a descriptive catalogue of the species of fish-like vertebrates found in the waters of North America, north of the Isthmus of Panama. Part I. Bulletin of the United States National Museum, No. 47: i–lx + 1–1240. https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.46755 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:5XTSV. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.