Yuriria is a genus of cyprinid fish endemic to the LermaChapalaGrande de Santiago and Ameca basins in Mexico. There are three described species in this genus.

Yuriria
Chapala chub (Yuriria chapalae)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Subfamily: Leuciscinae
Genus: Yuriria
D. S. Jordan & Evermann, 1896
Type species
Hudsonius altus
Jordan, 1880
Synonyms
  • Falcula Jordan & Snyder, 1903
  • Falcularius Jordan & Snyder, 1899

Species

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References

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  • Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Yuriria". FishBase. October 2011 version.