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Chrosomus

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Subfamily
  
Leuciscinae

Phylum
  
Chordata

Rank
  
Genus

Family
  
Cyprinidae

Scientific name
  
Chrosomus

Higher classification
  
Cyprinidae

Order
  
Cypriniformes

Chrosomus gallerynanfaorgd361273Chrosomuserythrogaste

Lower classifications
  
Northern redbelly dace, Southern redbelly dace, Blackside dace, Tennessee dace

The rainbow shiner notropis chrosomus


Chrosomus is a genus of small cyprinid fish found in freshwater habitats in the eastern half of the United States and Canada. There are currently seven recognized species in this genus. They have sometimes been included in Phoxinus instead.

Contents

Notropsis chrosomus


Species

  • Chrosomus cumberlandensis (W. C. Starnes & L. B. Starnes, 1978) (Blackside dace)
  • Chrosomus eos Cope, 1861 (Northern redbelly dace)
  • Chrosomus erythrogaster Rafinesque, 1820 (Southern redbelly dace)
  • Chrosomus neogaeus (Cope, 1867) (Finescale dace)
  • Chrosomus oreas Cope, 1868 (Mountain redbelly dace)
  • Chrosomus saylori (Skelton, 2001) (Laurel dace)
  • Chrosomus tennesseensis (W. C. Starnes & R. E. Jenkins, 1988) (Tennessee dace)

    • References

    Chrosomus Wikipedia
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