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Mexican dace

Mexican dace

Extinct species of fish

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The Mexican dace (Evarra bustamantei), or Mexican chub, is an extinct species of ray-finned fish in the family Cyprinidae. It was found only in Mexico, in the canals and streams of the Valley of Mexico.[2] It is estimated to have become extinct circa 1983.[3] The extinction of this species coincided with the drying of water bodies in the valley. This drying was a result of the increasing demands placed on the water resources of the valley by agriculture, as well as by the growth of Mexico City and its suburbs.[2]

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    Mejía Guerrero, O. (2019). "Evarra bustamantei". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T8431A3145702. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-2.RLTS.T8431A3145702.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
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    Miller, Robert R; Williams, James D; Williams, Jack E (December 1989). "Extinctions of North American Fishes During the Past Century" (PDF). Fisheries. 14 (6): 22–38. doi:10.1577/1548-8446(1989)014<0022:eonafd>2.0.co;2. hdl:2027.42/141989. Retrieved 16 December 2016.
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    Burkhead, Noel M (September 2012). "Extinction Rates in North American Freshwater Fishes, 1900–2010" (PDF). BioScience. 62 (9): 798–808. doi:10.1525/bio.2012.62.9.5. S2CID 86188840. Retrieved 15 December 2016.


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