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Dionda
''Dionda'' is the genus of desert minnows, small fish belonging to the family Cyprinidae. They are native to fresh waters in the United States and Mexico. Their range is centered in the Rio Grande basin, but they also occur in associated systems, including Nazas– Aguanaval of north–central Mexico, and Nueces, San Antonio and Colorado of Texas. These are small fish, no more than long, and overall brownish-silvery with a distinct dark horizontal line from the head to the tail base. They are believed to feed primarily on algae. Species There are currently six species in this genus. Additionally, the species now placed in ''Tampichthys'' were formerly included in ''Dionda'' instead. * ''Dionda argentosa'' Girard, 1856 (Manantial roundnose minnow) * ''Dionda diaboli'' C. Hubbs & W. H. Brown, 1957 (Devils River minnow) * ''Dionda episcopa'' Girard, 1856 (Roundnose minnow) * ''Dionda melanops'' Girard, 1856 (Spotted minnow) * ''Dionda nigrotaeniata'' (Cope, 1880) (Guadalupe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Devils River Minnow
The Devils River minnow (''Dionda diaboli'') is a species of ray-finned fish in the family Cyprinidae. The minnow coexists with other closely related species and other cyprinids in the range of northern Mexico and southern Texas. Habitat The minnow lives in freshwater, spring fed streams and tributaries that have fast flowing water over particular gravel cobble substrate that are associated with aquatic macrophytes. The minnows may also inhabit spring runs and rivers. Distribution The Devils River minnow is present in the Devils River in southern Texas, the San Felipe Creek, Sycamore Creek, Pinto Creek and Las Moras Creek in Val Verde County and Kinney County in southern Texas. There are also records in Coahuila, Mexico, the Río San Carlos, and Río Salado drainages in the 1970s. Though the minnow's current status in northern Mexico remains unknown, the abundance is thought to be rare. Physical appearance The Devils River minnow has its dorsal and dorsal lateral scales darkly ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dionda Diaboli
The Devils River minnow (''Dionda diaboli'') is a species of ray-finned fish in the family Cyprinidae. The minnow coexists with other closely related species and other cyprinids in the range of northern Mexico and southern Texas. Habitat The minnow lives in freshwater, spring fed streams and tributaries that have fast flowing water over particular gravel cobble substrate that are associated with aquatic macrophytes. The minnows may also inhabit spring runs and rivers. Distribution The Devils River minnow is present in the Devils River in southern Texas, the San Felipe Creek, Sycamore Creek, Pinto Creek and Las Moras Creek in Val Verde County and Kinney County in southern Texas. There are also records in Coahuila, Mexico, the Río San Carlos, and Río Salado drainages in the 1970s. Though the minnow's current status in northern Mexico remains unknown, the abundance is thought to be rare. Physical appearance The Devils River minnow has its dorsal and dorsal lateral scales darkly ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dionda Episcopa
The roundnose minnow (''Dionda episcopa'') is a species of ray-finned fish in the family Cyprinidae. It is found in the Colorado, San Antonio, upper Nueces and Rio Grande drainages in Texas and New Mexico in the United States, and 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 .... References Dionda Freshwater fish of the United States Freshwater fish of Mexico Fish described in 1856 Taxa named by Charles Frédéric Girard {{Leuciscinae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dionda Argentosa
The Manantial roundnose minnow (''Dionda argentosa'') is a species of ray-finned fish in the family Cyprinidae. It is endemic to the Devils River and San Felipe Creek in Texas. It is threatened by habitat loss Habitat destruction (also termed habitat loss and habitat reduction) is the process by which a natural habitat becomes incapable of supporting its native species. The organisms that previously inhabited the site are displaced or dead, thereby .... References Dionda Freshwater fish of the United States Fish described in 1856 Taxa named by Charles Frédéric Girard {{Leuciscinae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dionda Nigrotaeniata
The Guadalupe roundnose minnow (''Dionda nigrotaeniata'') is a species of ray-finned fish in the family Cyprinidae. It is found in the Colorado and San Antonio Rivers in Texas Texas (, ; Spanish language, Spanish: ''Texas'', ''Tejas'') is a state in the South Central United States, South Central region of the United States. At 268,596 square miles (695,662 km2), and with more than 29.1 million residents in 2 .... References Dionda Freshwater fish of the United States Fish described in 1880 Taxa named by Edward Drinker Cope {{Leuciscinae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dionda Serena
The Nueces roundnose minnow (''Dionda serena'') is a species of ray-finned fish in the family Cyprinidae. It is endemic to the upper Nueces in Texas Texas (, ; Spanish language, Spanish: ''Texas'', ''Tejas'') is a state in the South Central United States, South Central region of the United States. At 268,596 square miles (695,662 km2), and with more than 29.1 million residents in 2 .... References Dionda Freshwater fish of the United States Fish described in 1856 Taxa named by Charles Frédéric Girard {{Leuciscinae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Minnow
Minnow is the common name for a number of species of small freshwater fish, belonging to several genera of the families Cyprinidae and Leuciscidae. They are also known in Ireland as pinkeens. Smaller fish in the subfamily Leusciscidae are considered by anglers to be "true" minnows. Types of minnows Bluntnose minnow (''Pimephales notatus''): The bluntnose minnow is a primary bait fish for Northern America, and has a very high tolerance for variable water qualities, which helps its distribution throughout many regions. The snout of the bluntnose minnow overhangs the mouth, giving it the bluntnose. There is a dark lateral line which stretches from the opercle to the base of the tail, where a large black spot is located. The average size of the adult is approximately 5 cm (2 in). 'Pimephales'' Common shiner (''Notropis cornutus)'': These fish are one of the most common type of bait fish and are almost exclusively stream dwellers. The common shiner can be identified b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dionda Melanops
The spotted minnow (''Dionda melanops'') is a species of ray-finned fish in the family Cyprinidae. It is 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 States; to the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; to the southeast by Guatema .... References Dionda Freshwater fish of Mexico Fish described in 1856 Taxa named by Charles Frédéric Girard {{Leuciscinae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cyprinidae
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 vertebrate animal family in general with about 3,000 species, of which only 1,270 remain extant, divided into about 370 genera. Cyprinids range from about 12 mm in size to the giant barb (''Catlocarpio siamensis''). By genus and species count, the family makes up more than two-thirds of the ostariophysian order Cypriniformes. The family name is derived from the Greek word ( 'carp'). Biology and ecology Cyprinids are stomachless fish with toothless jaws. Even so, food can be effectively chewed by the gill rakers of the specialized last gill bow. These pharyngeal teeth allow the fish to make chewing motions against a chewing plate formed by a bony process of the skull. The pharyngeal teeth are unique to each species and are used by scient ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tampichthys
''Tampichthys'' is a genus of cyprinid fish endemic to east–central Mexico. They are entirely restricted to the Pánuco River basin, except ''T. ipni'' which also occurs in some other Mexican rivers that drain into the Gulf of Mexico. These are small fish, generally no more than long, and overall brownish-silvery with a distinct dark horizontal line from the head to the tail base. Species ''Tampichthys'' was formerly considered a part of ''Dionda'' instead of a separate genus. There are six described species in ''Tampichthys'', but undescribed species are known. * ''Tampichthys catostomops'' ( C. L. Hubbs & R. R. Miller, 1977) (Pánuco minnow) * ''Tampichthys dichromus'' ( C. L. Hubbs & R. R. Miller, 1977) (Bicolor minnow) * ''Tampichthys erimyzonops'' ( C. L. Hubbs & R. R. Miller, 1974) (Chubsucker minnow) * ''Tampichthys ipni'' (Álvarez & Navarro, 1953) (Lantern minnow) * ''Tampichthys mandibularis'' ( Contreras-Balderas & Verduzco-Martínez, 1977) (Flatjaw minnow) * ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nazas River
The Nazas River is a river located in northern Mexico, in the states of Coahuila and Durango. It is part of the endorheic Bolsón de Mapimí. It is only long, but irrigates an area of in the middle of the desert. The Nazas is also nurtured by the San Juan, Ramos, Potreritos, del Oro, Nazas, Santiago, Tepehuanes and Peñón Blanco rivers. The river starts at the Sierra Madre Occidental. The aboriginal title for this stream is ''Tlahualilo'', coming from the Nahuatl words ''tlalli'' meaning "fertile land" and ''ahualila'', meaning "water for irrigation". Etymology The Nazas took its name when the Spaniards, during the conquest of Mexico in the early 1500s, saw the original inhabitants on the shore of the river fishing with some artifacts similar to baskets, whose Spanish name is 'nasa', for that reason it became known as the 'river of nazas'. Ecology The Nazas watershed contains considerable desertic habitat, outside of the immediate riparian zone. A large variety of flora and fa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clark Hubbs
Clark Hubbs (March 15, 1921 – February 3, 2008) was an American ichthyologist who was professor of zoology at the University of Texas from 1963 until he accepted emeritus status in 1991. He was a leading figure in ichthyology in Texas, teaching many students who went on to be renowned in the field, was actively involved in many ichthyological societies and was an editor of scientific journals. Hubbs was also an environmental activist, fighting to conserve freshwater ecosystems. Early life Clark Hubbs was born on March 15, 1921 in Ann Arbor, Michigan. His father was the ichthyologist Carl L. Hubbs and his mother was Laura C. Hubbs. The Hubbs family undertook trips to Arkansas, Florida, and the Great Basin where they collected zoological specimens. He had a brother and two sisters. His brother, Earl, became a biology teacher and his sister, Frances, married the ichthyologist Robert Rush Miller. His other sister, Margaret, died in childhood. Their father set up a system of "allowanc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
