''Erimystax'' is a genus of

ray-finned fish Actinopterygii (; ), members of which are known as ray-finned fishes, is a class of bony fish. They comprise over 50% of living vertebrate species. The ray-finned fishes are so called because their fins are webs of skin supported by bony or hor ...

in the family

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 verte ...

. Members are commonly known as slender chubs, though "slender chub" is also used for individual species local to some area, particularly ''

Erimystax cahni :''"Slender chubs" is also used for the genus '' Erimystax'' as a whole.'' The slender chub (''Erimystax cahni'') is a species of ray-finned fish in the family Cyprinidae. It is found only in the United States The United States of Americ ...

''.

Species

* ''

'' ( C. L. Hubbs & Crowe, 1956) (Slender chub) * ''

Erimystax dissimilis The streamline chub (''Erimystax dissimilis'') is one of the 324 fish species found in Tennessee Tennessee ( , ), officially the State of Tennessee, is a landlocked state in the Southeastern region of the United States. Tennessee is the 3 ...

'' ( Kirtland, 1840) (Streamline chub) * ''

Erimystax harryi The Ozark chub (''Erimystax harryi'') is a species of ray-finned fish in the family Cyprinidae. It is found in mountain streams in the Ozarks in Missouri and Arkansas. It is currently petitioned for federal protection under the Endangered Species ...

'' ( C. L. Hubbs & Crowe, 1956) (Ozark chub) * ''

Erimystax insignis The blotched chub (''Erimystax insignis'') is a species of fish in the family Cyprinidae, the minnow and carp family. This fish species in native to the Southeastern region of the United States. Appearance The blotched chub is a slender, silv ...

'' ( 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