Notropis amecae Chernoff & Miller, 1986
Ameca shiner

Family:  Leuciscidae (Minnows), subfamily: Pogonichthyinae
Max. size:  4.14 cm SL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  benthopelagic; freshwater
Distribution:  North America: Mexico.
Diagnosis:  Dorsal soft rays (total): 8-8; Anal soft rays: 7-8. Anal fin-rays usually 8, occasionally 7. Lateral line incomplete with 11 - 34 pored scales and usually extending beyond vertical from insertion of pelvic fins. Head canals often interrupted but supraorbital canal is complete. Infraorbital canal with 11 - 18 pores, extending onto snout. Gill rakers on first arch, 6 - 10, pointed on upper limb, stout and nubby on lower limb. Caudal peduncle of moderate depth and length, ratio of least depth/length 337 - 527. Terminal mouth with a dusky stripe on the snout. Deep body compressed. Pharyngeal teeth 4 - 4 (Ref. 52300).
Biology: 
IUCN Red List Status: Extinct in the Wild (EW); Date assessed: 05 December 2018 Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless


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