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Leuciscidae
Leuciscinae is a subfamily of the freshwater fish family Cyprinidae, which contains the true minnows. Members of the Old World (OW) clade of minnows within this subfamily are known as European minnows. As the name suggests, most members of the OW clade are found in Eurasia, aside from the golden shiner (''Notemigonus crysoleucas''), which is found in eastern North America. According to ancestral area reconstruction, the subfamily Leuiciscinae is thought to have originated in Europe before becoming widely distributed in parts of Europe, Asia and North America. Evidence for the dispersal of this subfamily can be marked by biogeographical scenarios/observations, geomorphological changes, phylogenetic relationships as well as evidence for vicariance events taking place through time. Through analyses and evidence of divergence time, it was observed that the two monophyletic groups, the phoxinins and the leuciscins, had shared a common ancestor dating to approximately 70.7 million year ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Agosia
The longfin dace (''Agosia chrysogaster'') is a leuciscid fish that is found in western North America in the United States and Mexico. It is the only member of its genus. The Gila longfin dace is considered the nominate subspecies. The Yaqui longfin dace The Yaqui longfin dace is a small fish of the American Southwest and northern Mexico, and considered a form of the longfin dace. It is often referred to as ''Agosia chrysogaster'' sp 1. Description The Yaqui longfin dace is similar to the Gil ... is considered a form. References * Leuciscinae Fish of North America 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] |
Pogonichthyinae
Pogonichthyinae is a subfamily of the freshwater fish family Leuciscidae, which contains the true minnows. Members of this family are known as American minnows or the North American (NA) clade of minnows. As the name suggests, all members of this family are found in North America (although they are not the only minnows native to North America, as Plagopterinae, Laviniinae, and Leuciscinae are also found there). Genera * ''Agosia'' (longfin dace) * ''Algansea'' (Mexican chubs) * '' Aztecula'' (Aztec chub) * '' Campostoma'' (stonerollers) * ''Clinostomus'' (redside daces) * ''Codoma'' (ornate shiner) * ''Cyprinella'' (satinfin shiners) * ''Dionda'' (desert minnows) * '' Ericymba'' (longjaw minnows) * ''Erimystax'' (slender chubs) * '' Exoglossum'' (cutlips minnows) * ''Hybognathus'' (silvery minnows) * ''Hybopsis'' (bigeye chubs) * '' Iotichthys'' (least chub) * ''Luxilus'' (highscale shiners) * ''Lythrurus'' (finescale shiners) * ''Macrhybopsis'' (blacktail chubs) * ''Myloch ... [...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] |
Ericymba
''Ericymba'' is a genus of fish in the family Cyprinidae. They are native to North America.Yang, L., Sado, T., Hirt, M.V., Pasco-Viel, E., Arunachalam, M., Li, J., Wang, X., Freyhof, J., Saitoh, K., Simons, A.M., Miya, M., He, S. & Mayden, R.L. (2015): Phylogeny and polyploidy: Resolving the classification of cyprinine fishes (Teleostei: Cypriniformes). ''Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, 85: 97-116.'' This genus is treated as a synonym of ''Notropis'' by some authorities. Species There are currently 2 recognized species in this genus: * ''Ericymba amplamala'' ( Pera & Armbruster, 2006) (Longjaw minnow) * ''Ericymba buccata'' Cope The cope (known in Latin as ''pluviale'' 'rain coat' or ''cappa'' 'cape') is a liturgical vestment, more precisely a long mantle or cloak, open in front and fastened at the breast with a band or clasp. It may be of any liturgical colour. A c ..., 1865 (Silverjaw minnow) References {{Leuciscinae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Golden Shiner
The golden shiner (''Notemigonus crysoleucas'') is a cyprinid fish native to eastern North America. It is the sole member of its genus. Much used as a bait fish, it is probably the most widely pond-cultured fish in the United States. It can be found in Quebec, and its French name is "Mené jaune" or "Chatte de l'Est". Taxonomy It is the only North American member of the Old World clade within subfamily Leuciscinae. Description Though it has been known to reach lengths of , in the wild the golden shiner is usually between long. The body is laterally compressed (deep-bodied). The back is dark green or olive, and the belly is a silvery white. The sides are silver in smaller individuals, but golden in larger ones. There can be a faint dusky stripe along the sides. The anal fin is large and has 8-19 rays, while the dorsal fin comprises almost always 8 rays. Scales are relatively large and easily lost when the fish is handled. The mouth is small and upturned. Two characteristics can ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 (mostly Jalisco, but also surrounding states and the State of Mexico). The genus includes both species that are locally numerous, and species that are highly threatened. Their closest relative is the longfin dace (''Agosia chrysogaster''). ''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: * ''Alga ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Common Bream
The common bream, freshwater bream, bream, bronze bream, carp bream or sweaty bream (''Abramis brama''), is a European species of freshwater fish in the family Cyprinidae. It is now considered to be the only species in the genus ''Abramis''. Range and habitat The common bream's home range is Europe north of the Alps and Pyrenees, as well as the Balkans. They are found as far east as the Caspian Sea, the Black Sea, and the Aral Sea. The common bream lives in ponds, lakes, canals, and slow-flowing rivers. Description The bream is usually long, though some specimens of have been recorded; it usually weighs . Its maximum length is 90 cm (35.5 in),the recorded weight is around 9.1 kg (20 lb). The common bream has a laterally flattened and high-backed body and a slightly undershot mouth. It is a silvery grey colour, though older fish can be bronze-coloured, especially in clear waters. The fins are greyish to black, but never reddish. Similar-looking fish Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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] |
Edward Drinker Cope
Edward Drinker Cope (July 28, 1840 – April 12, 1897) was an American zoologist, paleontologist, comparative anatomist, herpetologist, and ichthyologist. Born to a wealthy Quaker family, Cope distinguished himself as a child prodigy interested in science; he published his first scientific paper at the age of 19. Though his father tried to raise Cope as a gentleman farmer, he eventually acquiesced to his son's scientific aspirations. Cope married his cousin and had one child; the family moved from Philadelphia to Haddonfield, New Jersey, although Cope would maintain a residence and museum in Philadelphia in his later years. Cope had little formal scientific training, and he eschewed a teaching position for field work. He made regular trips to the American West, prospecting in the 1870s and 1880s, often as a member of United States Geological Survey teams. A personal feud between Cope and paleontologist Othniel Charles Marsh led to a period of intense fossil-finding competition ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Erimystax
''Erimystax'' is a genus of ray-finned fish in the family Cyprinidae. Members are commonly known as slender chubs, though "slender chub" is also used for individual species local to some area, particularly ''Erimystax cahni''. Species * ''Erimystax cahni'' ( C. L. Hubbs & Crowe, 1956) (Slender chub) * ''Erimystax dissimilis'' ( Kirtland, 1840) (Streamline chub) * ''Erimystax harryi'' ( C. L. Hubbs & Crowe, 1956) (Ozark chub) * ''Erimystax insignis'' ( C. L. Hubbs & Crowe, 1956) (Blotched chub) * ''Erimystax x-punctatus The gravel chub, also known as the spotted chub (''Erimystax x-punctatus''), is a freshwater minnow from the family Cyprinidae. This species of fish has a spotted distribution inhabiting various small rivers and streams in North America. The grav ...'' ( C. L. Hubbs & Crowe, 1956) (Gravel chub) References * Fish of North America Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Leuciscinae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Exoglossum
''Exoglossum'' is a genus of mound-building freshwater fish of the minnow family ( Cyprinidae) containing two species, commonly known as cutlip minnows, although the individual species, particularly ''Exoglossum maxillingua'', are also locally known by that name. Species of this genus usually range from 3 inches to 18 inches when sexually mature. In many areas these minnows are valued as both panfish and baitfish. Species * ''Exoglossum laurae'' ( C. L. Hubbs, 1931) (Tonguetied minnow) * ''Exoglossum maxillingua :''"Cutlips minnows" is also used for the genus ''Exoglossum'' as a whole.'' ''Exoglossum maxillingua'' (cutlips minnow) is an olive-green medium-sized minnow (average 6 inches) of North America with a distinguishing lower jaw. Isolated f ...'' ( Lesueur, 1817) (Cutlips minnow) References * Freshwater fish of North America Taxa named by Constantine Samuel Rafinesque {{Leuciscinae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
