Chirostoma attenuatum – also known as slender silverside[1] – was featured in the 2009 IUCN Red List[2] of Threatened Species[3] and the American Fisheries Society.[4] They are found in Patzcuaro, Central Mexico.[5] The species is at risk of being extinct. Eight helminth species, type of parasitic worms, including Posthodiplostomum minimum, Allocreadium mexicanum, Bothriocephalus acheilognathi, a cyclophyllidean cysticercoid, Arhythmorhynchus brevis, Spinitectus carolini, Capilaria patrcuarensis, and Eustrongylides sp., were discovered in 195 Chirostoma attenuatum fish from Lake Patzcuaro from October 1989 to December 1990. Posthodiplostomum minimum had the highest frequency and intensity; it had the most impact in harming the Chirostoma attenuatum fish.[6][7]

Chirostoma attenuatum
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Atheriniformes
Family: Atherinopsidae
Genus: Chirostoma
Species:
C. attenuatum
Binomial name
Chirostoma attenuatum
S.E. Meek, 1902
Synonyms
  • Chirostoma samani Terrón, 1931
  • Chirostoma bartoni janitzio de Buen, 1940

References

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  1. ^ a b Soto Galera, E.; Mercado Silva, N.; Domínguez, O. (2019). "Chirostoma attenuatum". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T169391A1276157. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-2.RLTS.T169391A1276157.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  2. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Chirostoma attenuatum". FishBase. April 2019 version.
  3. ^ "Chirostoma attenuatum Meek, 1902". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2018-11-13.
  4. ^ "ITIS Standard Report Page: Chirostoma attenuatum". www.itis.gov. Retrieved 2018-11-13.
  5. ^ Betancourt-Resendes, Isaí; Pérez-Rodríguez, Rodolfo; Domínguez-Domínguez, Omar (2018-03-12). "Speciation of silverside Chirostoma attenuatum (Pisces: Atheriniformes) in Central Mexico". Journal of Zoological Systematics and Evolutionary Research. 56 (3): 323–334. doi:10.1111/jzs.12216. ISSN 0947-5745.
  6. ^ Gerardo, P-P D., B. Mendoza, G. Pulidigo. 1994. Helminthes of the Charal Prieto, Chirostoma-attenuatum (Osteichthyes, Atherinidae) from Patzcuaro Lake, Michoacan, Mexico. Journal of the Helminthological Society of Washington 61:139-141
  7. ^ "ADW: Chirostoma attenuatum: CLASSIFICATION". animaldiversity.org. Retrieved 2018-11-13.