Algansea barbata Álvarez & Cortés, 1964
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 Lerma chub (Algansea barbata) is a species of freshwater fish in the family Leuciscidae, the shiners, daces and minnows. It is endemic to the uppermost Lerma River basin in the State of Mexico and Toluca Valley of central Mexico. This threatened species is up to about 13 cm (5.1 in) long.
Wikipedia contributors, Lerma chub; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T18:58:25.578264+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Algansea barbata Álvarez & Cortés, 1964
- Name authority
- Álvarez & Cortés, 1964
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Cypriniformes
- Family
- Cyprinidae
- Genus
- Algansea
- 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
- orderCypriniformes
- familyCyprinidae Rafinesque, 1815
- subfamilyLeuciscinae Bonaparte, 1835
- genusAlgansea Girard, 1856
- speciesAlgansea barbata Álvarez & Cortés, 1964
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Algansea. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Riffle ChubAlgansea aphanea Barbour & Miller, 1978 | CyprinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Mountain ChubAlgansea monticola Barbour & Contreras-Balderas, 1968 | CyprinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Popoche ChubAlgansea popoche (Jordan & Snyder, 1899) | CyprinidaeChordata | 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.
- Álvarez, J., & Cortés, M. T. (1964). Una especie de Algansea capturada en el Alto Lerma (Pisc., Cyprin.). Ciencia (Mexico City), 23 (3): 104–106. 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:BRN3. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.