| Evarra | |
|---|---|
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| Plateau chub, (Evarra eigenmanni) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Family: | Cyprinidae |
| Clade: | Laviniinae |
| Genus: | †Evarra Woolman, 1894 |
| Type species | |
| †Evarra eigenmanni Woolman, 1895 | |
| Species | |
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See text | |
Evarra was a genus of small ray-finned fish in the family Cyprinidae. All species in the genus were restricted to waters in the Valley of Mexico and are now extinct due to habitat loss (their habitat dried out with remaining waters in the region highly polluted).[1][2]
Species
- †Evarra bustamantei Navarro, 1955 (Mexican dace)
- †Evarra eigenmanni Woolman, 1894 (plateau chub)
- †Evarra tlahuacensis Meek, 1902 (endorheic chub)
References
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2011). Species of Evarra in FishBase. August 2011 version.
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