''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 ...

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 th ...

. There are currently 12 species in this genus.

Species

* '' Macrhybopsis aestivalis'' ( Girard, 1856) (speckled chub) * '' Macrhybopsis australis'' ( C. L. Hubbs & Ortenburger, 1929) (prairie chub) * '' Macrhybopsis boschungi'' Gilbert & Mayden, 2017 * '' Macrhybopsis etnieri'' Gilbert & Mayden, 2017 * '' Macrhybopsis gelida'' ( Girard, 1856) (sturgeon chub) * '' Macrhybopsis hyostoma'' ( C. H. Gilbert, 1884) (shoal chub) * '' Macrhybopsis marconis'' ( D. S. Jordan & C. H. Gilbert, 1886) (burrhead chub) * '' Macrhybopsis meeki'' ( D. S. Jordan & Evermann, 1896) (sicklefin chub) * '' Macrhybopsis pallida'' Gilbert & Mayden, 2017 * '' Macrhybopsis storeriana'' ( Kirtland, 1845) (silver chub) * '' Macrhybopsis tetranema'' ( C. H. Gilbert, 1886) (peppered chub, Arkansas River speckled chub) * '' Macrhybopsis tomellerii'' 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