''Yuriria'' is a genus of

cyprinid Cyprinidae is a family of freshwater fish commonly called the carp or minnow family. It includes the carps, the true minnows, and relatives like the barbs and barbels. Cyprinidae is the largest and most diverse fish family and the largest verte ...

fish

endemic Endemism is the state of a species being found in a single defined geographic location, such as an island, state, nation, country or other defined zone; organisms that are indigenous to a place are not endemic to it if they are also found elsew ...

to the Lerma– Chapala– Grande de Santiago and

Ameca Ameca may refer to: Biology * Ameca (fish), ''Ameca'' (fish), a monotypic ray-finned fish genus in the family Goodeidae, with the only species ''Ameca splendens'' Places in Mexico *Ameca, Jalisco, a city and municipality in central Jalisco *Chiefd ...

basins in

Mexico Mexico (Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion of North America. It is bordered to the north by the United States; to the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; to the southeast by Guatema ...

. There are three described species in this genus.

Species

* '' Yuriria alta'' ( D. S. Jordan, 1880) (Jalisco chub) * ''

Yuriria amatlana The Amatlan chub (''Yuriria amatlana'') is a cyprinid fish endemic to the Ameca River basin in Mexico Mexico (Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion of North America. It is bordered to ...

'' Domínguez-Domínguez, Pompa-Domínguez & Doadrio, 2007 * ''

Yuriria chapalae The Chapala chub (''Yuriria chapalae'') is a cyprinid fish endemic to Mexico Mexico (Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion of North America. It is bordered to the north by the United ...

'' ( D. S. Jordan & Snyder, 1899) (Chapala chub)

References

* Cyprinid fish of North America Endemic fish of Mexico Cyprinidae genera Taxa named by David Starr Jordan {{Leuciscinae-stub