Chirostoma

E870184

Chirostoma is a genus of neotropical silverside fishes, many of which are endemic to Mexican freshwater lakes and are locally important as food fish.

All labels observed (6)

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf genus ⓘ
taxon ⓘ
belongsToBiogeographicRealm Neotropical realm ⓘ
bodyColoration silvery ⓘ
bodyShape elongated ⓘ
class Actinopterygii ⓘ
commonName neotropical silversides ⓘ
conservationStatus several species threatened or endangered ⓘ
distribution Mexican freshwater lakes ⓘ
Mexico ⓘ
ecologicalRole mid-trophic level fish in lake ecosystems ⓘ
economicImportance locally important as food fish in Mexico ⓘ
endemicTo Mexican Plateau lakes ⓘ
Mexico ⓘ
family Atherinopsidae ⓘ
feedingType zooplanktivorous ⓘ
foundIn Lake Chapala ⓘ
Lake Cuitzeo ⓘ
Lake Pátzcuaro ⓘ
Lake Zirahuén ⓘ
habitat freshwater ⓘ
lakes ⓘ
hasVertebralColumn true ⓘ
includesSpecies Chirostoma attenuatum ⓘ
linked to: Chirostoma

Chirostoma estor ⓘ
linked to: Chirostoma

Chirostoma grandocule ⓘ
linked to: Chirostoma

Chirostoma humboldtianum ⓘ
linked to: Chirostoma

Chirostoma jordani ⓘ
linked to: Chirostoma

Chirostoma sphyraena ⓘ
kingdom Animalia ⓘ
locomotion swimming ⓘ
nativeRange Mesa Central of Mexico ⓘ
central Mexico ⓘ
order Atheriniformes ⓘ
parentTaxon Atherinopsidae ⓘ
phylum Chordata ⓘ
regionallyImportantFor local fisheries ⓘ
reproduction oviparous ⓘ
respiration gills ⓘ
taxonRank genus ⓘ
threats habitat degradation ⓘ
introduction of exotic species ⓘ
overfishing ⓘ
trophicLevel primarily planktivorous ⓘ
typeSpecies Chirostoma humboldtianum ⓘ
linked to: Chirostoma
usedAs food fish ⓘ
usedIn traditional Mexican cuisine ⓘ
vernacularName charales ⓘ
waterType freshwater ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (10)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Atherinopsidae → includesGenus → Chirostoma ⓘ
New World silversides → contains → Chirostoma ⓘ
Menidiinae → containsTaxon → Chirostoma ⓘ
Menidiinae → notableGenus → Chirostoma ⓘ
Chirostoma → typeSpecies → Chirostoma humboldtianum ⓘ
linked to: Chirostoma
Chirostoma → includesSpecies → Chirostoma humboldtianum ⓘ
linked to: Chirostoma
Chirostoma → includesSpecies → Chirostoma estor ⓘ
linked to: Chirostoma
Chirostoma → includesSpecies → Chirostoma jordani ⓘ
linked to: Chirostoma
Chirostoma → includesSpecies → Chirostoma attenuatum ⓘ
linked to: Chirostoma
Chirostoma → includesSpecies → Chirostoma grandocule ⓘ
linked to: Chirostoma