''Tampichthys'' 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

endemic Endemism is the state of a species being found in a single defined geographic location, such as an island, state, nation, country or other defined zone; organisms that are indigenous to a place are not endemic to it if they are also found elsew ...

to east–central

Mexico Mexico (Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion of North America. It is bordered to the north by the United States; to the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; to the southeast by Guatema ...

. They are entirely restricted to the

Pánuco River The Pánuco River ( es, Río Pánuco, ), also known as the ''Río de Canoas'', is a river in Mexico fed by several tributaries including the Moctezuma River and emptying into the Gulf of Mexico. The river is approximately long and passes throug ...

basin, except ''T. ipni'' which also occurs in some other Mexican rivers that drain into the

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. These are small fish, generally no more than long, and overall brownish-silvery with a distinct dark horizontal line from the head to the tail base.

Species

''Tampichthys'' was formerly considered a part of ''

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 ...

'' instead of a separate genus. There are six described species in ''Tampichthys'', but

undescribed species In taxonomy, an undescribed taxon is a taxon (for example, a species) that has been discovered, but not yet formally described and named. The various Nomenclature Codes specify the requirements for a new taxon to be validly described and named. U ...

are known. * ''

Tampichthys catostomops ''Tampichthys'' is a genus of cyprinid fish endemic to east–central Mexico. They are entirely restricted to the Pánuco River basin, except ''T. ipni'' which also occurs in some other Mexican rivers that drain into the Gulf of Mexico. These ar ...

'' ( C. L. Hubbs & R. R. Miller, 1977) (Pánuco minnow) * ''

Tampichthys dichromus The bicolor minnow (''Tampichthys dichromus'') is a species of cyprinid fish endemic to Mexico Mexico (Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion of North America. It is bordered to the no ...

'' ( C. L. Hubbs & R. R. Miller, 1977) (Bicolor minnow) * ''

Tampichthys erimyzonops The chubsucker minnow (''Tampichthys erimyzonops'') is a species of cyprinid fish endemic to Mexico Mexico (Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion of North America. It is bordered to t ...

'' ( C. L. Hubbs & R. R. Miller, 1974) (Chubsucker minnow) * ''

Tampichthys ipni The lantern minnow (''Tampichthys ipni'') is a species of cyprinid fish endemic to Mexico Mexico (Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion of North America. It is bordered to the north b ...

'' (

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& Navarro, 1953) (Lantern minnow) * ''

Tampichthys mandibularis The flatjaw minnow (''Tampichthys mandibularis'') is a species of cyprinid fish endemic to Mexico Mexico (Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion of North America. It is bordered to t ...

'' ( Contreras-Balderas & Verduzco-Martínez, 1977) (Flatjaw minnow) * ''

Tampichthys rasconis The blackstripe minnow (''Tampichthys rasconis'') is a species of cyprinid fish endemic to Mexico Mexico (Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion of North America. It is bordered to th ...

'' ( D. S. Jordan & Snyder, 1899) (Blackstripe minnow)

References

Cyprinidae genera Cyprinid fish of North America Freshwater fish of Mexico {{Leuciscinae-stub