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Macrhybopsis

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Scientific name
  
Macrhybopsis

Rank
  
Genus

Family
  
Cyprinidae

Phylum
  
Chordata

Order
  
Cypriniformes

Lower classifications
  
Sturgeon chub, Sicklefin chub

Macrhybopsis, the blacktail chubs, is a genus of cyprinid fish that are found in North America. There are currently eight species in this genus.

Species

  • Macrhybopsis aestivalis (Girard, 1856) (speckled chub)
  • Macrhybopsis australis (C. L. Hubbs & Ortenburger, 1929) (prairie chub)
  • Macrhybopsis gelida (Girard, 1856) (sturgeon chub)
  • Macrhybopsis hyostoma (C. H. Gilbert, 1884) (shoal chub)
  • Macrhybopsis marconis (D. S. Jordan & C. H. Gilbert, 1886) (burrhead chub)
  • Macrhybopsis meeki (D. S. Jordan & Evermann, 1896) (sicklefin chub)
  • Macrhybopsis storeriana (Kirtland, 1845) (silver chub)
  • Macrhybopsis tetranema (C. H. Gilbert, 1886) (Arkansas chub, peppered chub)

    • References

    Macrhybopsis Wikipedia
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