''Macrhybopsis'', the blacktail chubs, is a genus of

cyprinid 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 ...

fish that are found in

North America North America is a continent in the Northern Hemisphere and almost entirely within the Western Hemisphere. It is bordered to the north by the Arctic Ocean, to the east by the Atlantic Ocean, to the southeast by South America and the Car ...

. There are currently 12 species in this genus.

Species

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Macrhybopsis aestivalis The speckled chub (''Macrhybopsis aestivalis'') is a species of freshwater fish in the family Cyprinidae of the order Cypriniformes, which also includes carps, suckers, and loaches. Description Speckled chubs have a slender, compressed body th ...

'' ( Girard, 1856) (speckled chub) * ''

Macrhybopsis australis The prairie chub (''Macrhybopsis australis'') is a freshwater ray-finned fish in the family Cyprinidae, the carps and minnows. It occurs in the upper Red River drainage in Oklahoma and Texas Texas (, ; Spanish: ''Texas'', ''Tejas'') is ...

'' ( C. L. Hubbs & Ortenburger, 1929) (prairie chub) * ''

Macrhybopsis boschungi ''Macrhybopsis'', the blacktail chubs, is a genus of cyprinid fish that are found in North America. There are currently 12 species in this genus. Species * '' Macrhybopsis aestivalis'' ( Girard, 1856) (speckled chub) * '' Macrhybopsis austral ...

'' Gilbert & Mayden, 2017 * ''

Macrhybopsis etnieri ''Macrhybopsis'', the blacktail chubs, is a genus of cyprinid fish that are found in North America. There are currently 12 species in this genus. Species * '' Macrhybopsis aestivalis'' ( Girard, 1856) (speckled chub) * '' Macrhybopsis austral ...

'' Gilbert & Mayden, 2017 * ''

Macrhybopsis gelida The sturgeon chub (''Macrhybopsis gelida'') is a species of ray-finned minnow fish in the family Cyprinidae. It is found only in the United States. It is a species of concern in the Charles M. Russell National Wildlife Refuge in Montana. Names ...

'' ( Girard, 1856) (sturgeon chub) * ''

Macrhybopsis hyostoma The shoal chub (''Macrhybopsis hyostoma'') is a freshwater ray-finned fish in the family Cyprinidae, the carps and minnows. It occurs in Mississippi River drainages from eastern Ohio to southern Minnesota and Nebraska south to Louisiana Lo ...

'' ( C. H. Gilbert, 1884) (shoal chub) * ''

Macrhybopsis marconis The burrhead chub (''Macrhybopsis marconis'') is a freshwater ray-finned fish in the family Cyprinidae, the carps and minnows. It occurs in the Colorado, Guadalupe, and San Antonio river drainages in Texas Texas (, ; Spanish: ''Texas'', ...

'' ( D. S. Jordan & C. H. Gilbert, 1886) (burrhead chub) * '' Macrhybopsis meeki'' ( D. S. Jordan & Evermann, 1896) (sicklefin chub) * ''

Macrhybopsis pallida ''Macrhybopsis'', the blacktail chubs, is a genus of cyprinid fish that are found in North America. There are currently 12 species in this genus. Species * '' Macrhybopsis aestivalis'' ( Girard, 1856) (speckled chub) * '' Macrhybopsis austral ...

'' Gilbert & Mayden, 2017 * ''

Macrhybopsis storeriana The silver chub (''Macrhybopsis storeriana'') is a species of freshwater fish of the family Cyprinidae found in North America. Description The maximum size of a silver chub is 231mm (9.09 in) in total length.Gilbert, C. R. 1980. Silver chu ...

'' ( Kirtland, 1845) (silver chub) * ''

Macrhybopsis tetranema The peppered chub (''Macrhybopsis tetranema''), also known as the Arkansas River speckled chub, is a freshwater ray-finned fish in the family Cyprinidae, the carps and minnows. It historically occurred throughout the Arkansas River drainage, but t ...

'' ( C. H. Gilbert, 1886) (peppered chub, Arkansas River speckled chub) * ''

Macrhybopsis tomellerii ''Macrhybopsis'', the blacktail chubs, is a genus of cyprinid fish that are found in North America North America is a continent in the Northern Hemisphere and almost entirely within the Western Hemisphere. It is bordered to the no ...

'' Gilbert & Mayden, 2017

References

* Taxa named by Theodore Dru Alison Cockerell Freshwater fish genera Ray-finned fish genera Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Leuciscinae-stub