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Common names: Ameca shiner, Carpita del Ameca
Occurrence: endemic
Salinity: freshwater
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Known only from the upper part of the Río Ameca basin, Jalisco, at elevations above 1,300 meters. This river drains into the Pacific at Bahía de Banderas, north of Puerto Vallarta. In the upper Ameca, the new species had been captured in the main river and in two tributaries, near the east of the town. The last known record of capture was in 21 April 1969 in a tributary to Río Ameca just west of Ameca, on the road to Mascota (Ref. 52300). Reported to be extinct (Ref. 32716). Type locality, Río Teuchitlán, UMMZ 212500 (3.74 cm SL, female). Status of threat: endangered; status improved since 1989 listing. Criteria: 1,5 (http://fisc.er.usgs.gov/afs/) (Ref. 81264).
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Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Chernoff, B. and R.R. Miller, 1986
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Common names from other countries

Carpita del Ameca, Ameca hõbeteib, Jeleček teuchitlánský, ... more

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> Cypriniformes (Carps) > Leuciscidae (Minnows) > Pogonichthyinae
Etymology: Notropis: A misnomer given by Rafinesque to shriveled specimens, with the meaning of "back keel"; from Greek, noton = back (Ref. 45335); amecae: Named after Río Ameca, to which its occurrence is restricted; feminine noun in the genitive singular..

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Needs a taxonomic reference.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ekologi

; sötvatten bentopelagisk. Tropical

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North America: Mexico.

Size / Vikt / Age

Maturity: L_m ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 4.1 cm SL hane/ej könsbestämd; (Ref. 52300)

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Mjukstrålar i ryggfenan (totalt) : 8; Mjukstrålar i analfenan: 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).

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Chernoff, B. and R.R. Miller, 1986. Fishes of the Notropis calientis complex with a key to the southern shiners of Mexico. Copeia 1986(1):170-183. (Ref. 52300)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

Extinct in the Wild (EW) ; Date assessed: 05 December 2018

CITES (Ref. 128078)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

Harmless

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Estimates based on models

Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804): PD₅₀ = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].

Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01995 (0.00906 - 0.04395), b=3.01 (2.83 - 3.19), in cm Total Length, based on all LWR estimates for this body shape (Ref. 93245).

Trofisk nivå (Ref. 69278): 2.9 ±0.3 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives

Resiliens (Ref. 120179): Hög, lägsta populationsfördubblingstid mindre än 15 månader (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).

Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).

Notropis amecae Chernoff & Miller, 1986