Algansea

Algansea is a genus of ray-finned fish in the family Leuciscidae, distributed in the Lerma–Chapala–Grande de Santiago, Pátzcuaro, Armería, Ameca, Ayutla and Tuxpan basins in west-central Mexico. The genus includes both species that are locally numerous, and species that are highly threatened. Their closest relative is the longfin dace.
Algansea are fairly small fish that typically are between in standard length, although A. lacustris and A. popoche can reach up to. The different species are generally quite similar in their appearance, being yellowish- or olive-brown overall; darker on the upperparts and paler, more silvery on the underparts. They have a long blackish line along the side of the body from the gill covers to the tail base, or a blackish spot at the base of the tail.

Species

There are currently eight recognized species in this genus:

Algansea amecae Pérez-Rodríguez, Pérez-Ponce de León, Domínguez-Domínguez & Doadrio, 2009
Algansea aphanea C. D. Barbour & R. R. Miller, 1978
Algansea avia C. D. Barbour & R. R. Miller, 1978
Algansea barbata Álvarez & Cortés, 1964
Algansea lacustris Steindachner, 1895
Algansea monticola C. D. Barbour & Contreras-Balderas, 1968
Algansea popoche
''Algansea tincella''