Quechulac silverside
Poblana squamata
- Critically endangered
- Card rarity: Legendary
- Fish
Poblana squamata, the Quechulac silverside, is a species of neotropical silverside endemic to Mexico. It is only found in the volcanic crater lake of Quechulac which is 6.5 kilometres southeast of Alchichica, Puebla State, Mexico at an elevation of 2,365 metres (7,759 ft). It was first described by Jose Álvarez del Villar in 1950 from types collected from the lake.
Classification
- Class
- Actinopterygii
- Order
- Atheriniformes
- Family
- Atherinopsidae
- Genus
- Poblana