zirahuen, Chirostoma Meek [S. E.] 1902:114, Pl. 28 top [Field Columbian Museum, Zoölogical Series v. 3 (no. 6); ref. 2957] Zirahuén Lake at Zirahuén, Michoacan, Mexico. Holotype: FMNH 3609. Paratypes: ANSP 90854 (2); FMNH 72558 (3), 96301 (26); CAS-SU 9409 (8); UMMZ 162468 [ex FMNH 3609A] (5); USNM 55780 (8). Type catalog: Ibarra & Stewart 1987:24 [ref. 12367], Böhlke 1984:24 [ref. 13621]. •Mention -- (Miller 2006:192 [ref. 28615]). •Synonym of Chirostoma attenuatum Meek 1902, but a valid subspecies -- (Scharpf 2007:7 [ref. 30398]). •Valid as Chirostoma zirahuen Meek 1902 -- (Dyer in Reis et al. 2003:519 [ref. 27061], Betancourt-Resendes et al. 2018:330 [ref. 37172], Page et al. 2023:139 [ref. 40505]). Current status: Valid as Chirostoma zirahuen Meek 1902. Atherinopsidae: Menidiinae. Distribution: Southern North America: Zirahuén Lake, Michoacán (Mexico). Habitat: freshwater.
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