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Class: Teleostei
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Leuciscidae Minnows
Subfamily: Phoxininae
Genus: Phoxinus

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21 species
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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Phoxinus apollonicus Europe 6.8 SL 2015
Phoxinus bigerri Europe 6.6 SL 2007
Phoxinus brachyurus Seven River's minnow Asia. 8.4 TL 1912
Phoxinus colchicus Europe and Asia 8.2 SL 1910
Phoxinus grumi Asia 1907
Phoxinus issykkulensis Issyk-kul' minnow Asia. 4.5 TL 1912
Phoxinus jouyi Asia 1901
Phoxinus karsticus Europe 7.3 SL 2015
Phoxinus ketmaieri Europe 4.6 SL 2015
Phoxinus keumkang Asia 10.4 SL 1977
Phoxinus kumgangensis Asia 8 TL 1980
Phoxinus likai Europe 4.9 SL 2015
Phoxinus oxyrhynchus Asia 1930
Phoxinus phoxinus Eurasian minnow Eurasia 14 TL 1758
Phoxinus semotilus Asia 12 TL 1905
Phoxinus septimaniae Europe 6.4 SL 2007
Phoxinus steindachneri Asia 1883
Phoxinus strandjae Bulgarian minnow Europe and Asia 6.7 SL 1926
Phoxinus strymonicus Europe 4.8 SL 2007
Phoxinus tchangi Asia 1988
Phoxinus ujmonensis Asia 11.6 TL 1899



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