''Hybopsis'' 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

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to the

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. There are currently six described species in this genus.

Species

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Hybopsis amblops Bigeye chub (''Hybopsis amblops'') is a species of freshwater fish in the carp family ( Cyprinidae). Geographic distribution The native range of the Bigeye chub includes the Lake Ontario and Lake Erie drainages in New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio, ...

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, 1820) (Bigeye chub) * ''

Hybopsis amnis The pallid shiner (''Hybopsis amnis'') is a small freshwater minnow in the family Cyprinidae. Its synonym is ''Notropis amnis''.Phillips, Gary L., Schmid, William D., and Underhill, James C. 1982. Fishes of the Minnesota Region. University of M ...

'' ( C. L. Hubbs &

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, 1951) (Pallid shiner) * ''

Hybopsis hypsinotus Highback chub (''Hybopsis hypsinotus'') is a species of freshwater fish in the carp family ( Cyprinidae). Geographic distribution This species can be found in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains above the Fall Line, as well as in portions o ...

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, 1870) (Highback chub) * ''

Hybopsis lineapunctata The lined chub (''Hybopsis lineapunctata'') is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish from the carp and minnow family, Cyprinidae. It is endemic to the United States of America where it occurs in the Coosa and Tallapoosa River systems in the s ...

'' Clemmer & Suttkus, 1971 (Lined chub) * ''

Hybopsis rubrifrons The rosyface chub (''Hybopsis rubrifrons'') is a species of freshwater fish in the carp family ( Cyprinidae), found in the United States. Description The fish is somewhat elongate and has a long snout. Its eyes are upward-looking and a barbel c ...

'' ( D. S. Jordan, 1877) (Rosyface chub) * ''

Hybopsis winchelli The clear chub (''Hybopsis winchelli'') is a species of freshwater fish in the carp family ( Cyprinidae). Description ''Hybopsis winchelli'' is a species of freshwater fish with terminal maxillary barbels at exist in various degrees of develop ...

'' Girard, 1856 (Clear chub)

References

* Fish of the United States {{Leuciscinae-stub