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Family: Leuciscidae Minnows



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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Hybopsis winchelli Clear chub North America 8.4 TL 1856
Iberochondrostoma almacai Europe 14.8 TL 2005
Iberochondrostoma lemmingii Europe 25 TL 1866
Iberochondrostoma lusitanicum Europe 15.1 TL 1980
Iberochondrostoma olisiponense Europe 2007
Iberochondrostoma oretanum Europe 9 SL 2003
Iberocypris palaciosi Europe 20 SL 1980
Iotichthys phlegethontis Least chub North America 6.4 TL 1874
Ladigesocypris irideus Asia 1960
Ladigesocypris mermere Izmir mminnow Asia 1960
Lavinia exilicauda Hitch North America 36 TL 1854
Lepidomeda albivallis White River spinedace North America 15 TL 1960
Lepidomeda aliciae Southern leatherside chub Norrth America 15 TL 1881
Lepidomeda altivelis Pahranagat spinedace North America 7.9 TL 1960
Lepidomeda copei Northern leatherside chub North America 15 TL 1881
Lepidomeda mollispinis Virgin spinedace North America 15 TL 1960
Lepidomeda vittata Little Colorado spinedace North America 10 TL 1874
Leucalburnus satunini White Kura bleak Asia 17.5 TL 1910
Leucaspius delineatus Belica Europe and Asia 9 SL 1843
Leuciscus aspius Asp Europe and Asia 120 TL 1758
Leuciscus baicalensis Siberian dace Asia 16 SL 1874
Leuciscus bearnensis Bearn beaked dace Europe 28 SL 1866
Leuciscus bergi Issyk-Kul dace Asia 1925
Leuciscus burdigalensis Europe 40 SL 1844
Leuciscus chuanchicus Asia 25.8 SL 1876
Leuciscus danilewskii Danilevskii's dace Europe 24 SL 1877
Leuciscus dzungaricus Asia 1998
Leuciscus gaderanus Asia 1899
Leuciscus idus Ide Europe and Asia 85 SL 1758
Leuciscus latus Asia 1861
Leuciscus lehmanni Zeravshan dace Former USSR. 20.4 SL 1852
Leuciscus leuciscus Common dace Europe and Asia 40 TL 1758
Leuciscus lindbergi Asia. 1934
Leuciscus merzbacheri Asia 24.4 SL 1912
Leuciscus oxyrrhis Long-snout dace Europe 40 SL 1873
Leuciscus schmidti Schmidt's dace Asia 37.5 TL 1896
Leuciscus vorax Tigris asp Asia 102 TL 1843
Leuciscus waleckii Amur ide Asia 37 TL 1869
Leucos albus Europe 29.5 TL 2010
Leucos aula Europe 26 TL 1841
Leucos basak Europe 23.3 TL 1843
Leucos panosi Acheloos roach Europe 29.1 TL 2006
Leucos ylikiensis Europe 28.5 FL 1991
Luxilus albeolus White shiner North America 13 TL 1889
Luxilus cardinalis Cardinal shiner North America 11 TL 1988
Luxilus cerasinus Crescent shiner North America 11 TL 1868
Luxilus chrysocephalus Striped shiner North America 24 TL 1820
Luxilus coccogenis Warpaint shiner North America 14 TL 1868
Luxilus cornutus Common shiner North America 18 TL 1817
Luxilus pilsbryi Duskystripe shiner North America 13 TL 1904
Luxilus zonatus Bleeding shiner North America 13 TL 1863
Luxilus zonistius Bandfin shiner North America 10 TL 1880
Lythrurus alegnotus Warrior shiner North America 1972
Lythrurus ardens Rosefin shiner North America 9 TL 1868
Lythrurus atrapiculus Blacktip shiner North America 6.5 TL 1972
Lythrurus bellus Pretty shiner North America 7.5 TL 1881
Lythrurus fasciolaris Scarlet shiner North America 8.6 TL 1891
Lythrurus fumeus Ribbon shiner North America 7 TL 1892
Lythrurus lirus Mountain shiner North America 7.5 TL 1877
Lythrurus matutinus Pinewoods shiner North America 8.6 TL 1870
Lythrurus roseipinnis Cherryfin shiner North America 7.5 TL 1885
Lythrurus snelsoni Ouachita shiner North America 5.3 TL 1985
Lythrurus umbratilis Redfin shiner North America 8.8 TL 1856
Macrhybopsis aestivalis Speckled chub North America 12.7 TL 1856
Macrhybopsis australis Prairie chub North America 7 TL 1929
Macrhybopsis boschungi Mobile chub North America 5.7 SL 2017
Macrhybopsis etnieri Coosa chub North America 5.2 SL 2017
Macrhybopsis gelida Sturgeon chub North America 8.4 TL 1856
Macrhybopsis hyostoma Shoal chub North America 7.6 TL 1884
Macrhybopsis marconis Burrhead chub North America 7.3 TL 1886
Macrhybopsis meeki Sicklefin chub North America 11 TL 1896
Macrhybopsis pallida Pallid chub North America 5.2 SL 2017
Macrhybopsis storeriana Silver chub North America 23 TL 1845
Macrhybopsis tetranema Peppered chub North America 7.7 TL 1886
Macrhybopsis tomellerii Gulf chub North America 5.1 SL 2017
Margariscus margarita Allegheny pearl dace North America 16 TL 1867
Margariscus nachtriebi Northern pearl dace North America 16 TL 1896
Meda fulgida Spikedace North America 9.1 TL 1856
Mirogrex hulensis Eurasia 23 TL 1973
Mirogrex terraesanctae Kinneret bleak Asia 25 TL 1952
Mylocheilus caurinus Peamouth North America 36 TL 1836
Mylopharodon conocephalus Hardhead North America 100 TL 1854
Nocomis asper Redspot chub North America 22 TL 1971
Nocomis biguttatus Hornyhead chub North America 26 TL 1840
Nocomis effusus Redtail chub North America 23 TL 1967
Nocomis leptocephalus Bluehead chub North America 26 TL 1856
Nocomis micropogon River chub North America 33 TL 1865
Nocomis platyrhynchus Bigmouth chub North America 24 TL 1971
Nocomis raneyi Bull chub North America 32 TL 1971
Notemigonus crysoleucas Golden shiner North America 32 TL 1814
Notropis aguirrepequenoi Soto la Marina shiner North America 4.6 TL 1973
Notropis albizonatus Palezone shiner North America 5.6 SL 1994
Notropis alborus Whitemouth shiner North America 6 TL 1947
Notropis altipinnis Highfin shiner North America 6.1 TL 1870
Notropis amabilis Texas shiner North America 6.2 TL 1856
Notropis amecae Ameca shiner North America 4.1 SL 1986
Notropis ammophilus Orangefin shiner North America 6 TL 1990
Notropis amoenus Comely shiner North America 11 TL 1874
Notropis anogenus Pugnose shiner North America 5.8 TL 1885
Notropis ariommus Popeye shiner North America 9.5 TL 1867
Notropis asperifrons Burrhead shiner North America 7.5 TL 1955
Notropis atherinoides Emerald shiner North America 13 TL 1818
Notropis atrocaudalis Blackspot shiner North America 7.6 TL 1892
Notropis aulidion Durango shiner North America 1986
Notropis baileyi Rough shiner North America 9 TL 1955
Notropis bairdi Red River shiner North America 8 TL 1929
Notropis bifrenatus Bridle shiner North America 6.5 TL 1867
Notropis blennius River shiner North America 13 TL 1856
Notropis boops Bigeye shiner North America 9 TL 1884
Notropis boucardi Balsas shiner North America 1868
Notropis braytoni Tamaulipas shiner North America 6.9 TL 1896
Notropis buccata Silverjaw minnow North America 9.8 TL 1865
Notropis buccula Smalleye shiner North America 7.1 TL 1953
Notropis buchanani Ghost shiner North America 6.4 TL 1896
Notropis cahabae Cahaba shiner North America 7.5 TL 1989
Notropis calabazas Calabazas shiner South America 2.7 SL 2004
Notropis calientis Yellow shiner North America 1899
Notropis candidus Silverside shiner North America 11 TL 1980
Notropis chalybaeus Ironcolor shiner North America 6.5 TL 1867
Notropis chihuahua Chihuahua shiner North America 8 TL 1892
Notropis chiliticus Redlip shiner North America 7.2 TL 1870
Notropis chlorocephalus Greenhead shiner North America 7.2 TL 1870
Notropis chrosomus Rainbow shiner North America 8.1 TL 1877
Notropis cumingii Atoyac chub North America 1868
Notropis cummingsae Dusky shiner North America 7.2 TL 1925
Notropis dorsalis Bigmouth shiner North America 8 TL 1854
Notropis edwardraneyi Fluvial shiner North America 8 TL 1968
Notropis girardi Arkansas River shiner North America 8 TL 1929
Notropis grandis Zacapu shiner Central America 4.6 SL 2009
Notropis greenei Wedgespot shiner North America 7.5 TL 1929
Notropis harperi Redeye chub North America 6 TL 1941
Notropis heterodon Blackchin shiner North America 7.1 TL 1865
Notropis heterolepis Blacknose shiner North America 9.8 TL 1893
Notropis hudsonius Spottail shiner North America 15 TL 1824
Notropis hypsilepis Highscale shiner North America 5.1 SL 1955
Notropis imeldae North America 1968
Notropis jemezanus Rio Grande shiner North America 7.5 TL 1875
Notropis leuciodus Tennessee shiner North America 8.2 TL 1868
Notropis longirostris Longnose shiner North America 6.5 TL 1881
Notropis lutipinnis Yellowfin shiner North America 7.5 TL 1878
Notropis maculatus Taillight shiner North America 7.6 TL 1881
Notropis marhabatiensis Maravatío shiner South America 5.1 SL 2009
Notropis mekistocholas Cape Fear shiner North America 7.7 TL 1971
Notropis melanostomus Blackmouth shiner North America 3.8 TL 1989
Notropis micropteryx Highland shiner North America 1868
Notropis moralesi Papaloapan chub North America 1955
Notropis nazas Nazas shiner North America 1904
Notropis nubilus Ozark minnow North America 9.3 TL 1878
Notropis orca Phantom shiner North America 9 TL 1894
Notropis ortenburgeri Kiamichi shiner North America 5.5 TL 1927
Notropis oxyrhynchus Sharpnose shiner North America 9.5 SL 1951
Notropis ozarcanus Ozark shiner North America 7.5 TL 1891
Notropis percobromus Carmine shiner North America 1871
Notropis perpallidus Peppered shiner North America 5 TL 1940
Notropis petersoni Coastal shiner North America 8.2 TL 1942
Notropis photogenis Silver shiner North America 14 TL 1865
Notropis potteri Chub shiner North America 11 TL 1951
Notropis procne Swallowtail shiner North America 7.2 TL 1865
Notropis rafinesquei Yazoo shiner North America 1991
Notropis rubellus Rosyface shiner North America 11 TL 1850
Notropis rubricroceus Saffron shiner North America 8.4 TL 1868
Notropis rupestris Bedrock shiner North America 7.0 TL 1987
Notropis sabinae Sabine shiner North America 5.7 TL 1886
Notropis saladonis Salado shiner North America 1958
Notropis scabriceps New River shiner North America 8.4 TL 1868
Notropis scepticus Sandbar shiner North America 9 TL 1883
Notropis semperasper Roughhead shiner North America 9 TL 1961
Notropis shumardi Silverband shiner North America 10 TL 1856
Notropis simus Bluntnose shiner North America 10 TL 1875
Notropis spectrunculus Mirror shiner North America 7.9 TL 1868
Notropis stilbius Silverstripe shiner North America 9 TL 1877
Notropis stramineus Sand shiner North America 8.2 TL 1865
Notropis suttkusi Rocky shiner North America 4.4 SL 1994
Notropis telescopus Telescope shiner North America 11.5 TL 1868
Notropis texanus Weed shiner North America 8.6 TL 1856
Notropis topeka Topeka shiner North America 7.6 TL 1884
Notropis tropicus Pygmy shiner North America 1975
Notropis uranoscopus Skygazer shiner North America 7.1 TL 1959
Notropis volucellus Mimic shiner North America 7.6 TL 1865
Notropis wickliffi Channel shiner North America 7.8 TL 1931
Notropis xaenocephalus Coosa shiner North America 7.9 TL 1877
Opsopoeodus emiliae Pugnose minnow North America 6.6 TL 1881
Oregonichthys crameri Oregon chub North America 7 TL 1908
Oregonichthys kalawatseti Umpquachub North America 5.9 TL 1991
Oreoleuciscus angusticephalus Narrow-headed Altai osman Asia 23.8 SL 2001
Oreoleuciscus dsapchynensis Asia 28 SL 1889
Oreoleuciscus humilis Dwarf Altai osman Asia 20 SL 1889
Oreoleuciscus potanini Altai osman Asia 100 TL 1879
Orthodon microlepidotus Sacramento blackfish North America 55 TL 1854
Pachychilon macedonicum Europe 12 SL 1892
Pachychilon pictum Europe 18 SL 1858
Parachondrostoma arrigonis Europe 25 SL 1866
Parachondrostoma miegii Europe 25 SL 1866
Parachondrostoma toxostoma Soffie Europe 30 TL 1837
Parachondrostoma turiense Europe 25 SL 1987
Pararhinichthys bowersi Cheat minnow North America 12 TL 1908
Pelasgus epiroticus Europe 10 SL 1895
Pelasgus laconicus Evrotas minnow Europe 6.0 SL 2004
Pelasgus marathonicus Marathon minnow Europe 6.5 SL 1921
Pelasgus minutus Ohrid minnow Europe 5 SL 1924
Pelasgus prespensis Prespa minnow Europe 7.3 TL 1924
Pelasgus stymphalicus Stymphalia minnow Europe 12 TL 1844
Pelasgus thesproticus Epiros minnow Europe 6.2 SL 1939
Pelecus cultratus Sichel Eurasia 60 TL 1758
Petroleuciscus borysthenicus Dnieper chub Eurasia 40 TL 1859
Petroleuciscus kurui Tigris chub Asia 85.8 SL 1995
Petroleuciscus smyrnaeus Izmir chub Europe and Asia 10 SL 1896
Phenacobius catostomus Riffle minnow North America 12 TL 1877
Phenacobius crassilabrum Fatlips minnow North America 11.2 TL 1962
Phenacobius mirabilis Suckermouth minnow North America 12 TL 1856
Phenacobius teretulus Kanawha minnow North America 10 TL 1867
Phenacobius uranops Stargazing minnow North America 12 TL 1867
Phoxinellus alepidotus Europe 14.5 SL 1843
Phoxinellus dalmaticus Europe 6 SL 2000
Phoxinellus pseudalepidotus Europe 10.3 SL 2003
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
Pimephales notatus Bluntnose minnow North America 11 TL 1820
Pimephales promelas Fathead minnow North and Central America 10.1 TL 1820
Pimephales tenellus Slim minnow North America 7 TL 1856
Pimephales vigilax Bullhead minnow North America 9.2 TL 1853
Plagopterus argentissimus Woundfin North America 10 SL 1874
Platygobio gracilis Flathead chub North America 32 TL 1836
Pogonichthys ciscoides Clear Lake splittail North America 36 TL 1974
Pogonichthys macrolepidotus Splittail North America 44 TL 1854
Protochondrostoma genei Europe 30 TL 1839
Pseudaspius brandtii Pacific redfin Northwest Pacific 50 TL 1872
Pseudaspius hakonensis Big-scaled redfin Asia 50 TL 1877
Pseudaspius leptocephalus Redfin Asia 68 SL 1776
Pseudaspius nakamurai Asia 50 SL 2000
Pseudaspius sachalinensis Asia 43 TL 1889



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