Ericymba
Appearance
Ericymba | |
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Silverjaw minnow (Ericymba buccata) | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Cypriniformes |
Family: | Cyprinidae |
Clade: | Pogonichthyinae |
Genus: | Ericymba Cope, 1865 |
Type species | |
Ericymba buccata Cope, 1865
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Ericymba is a genus of fish in the family Cyprinidae. They are native to North America.[1]
Species
There are currently 2 recognized species in this genus:
- Ericymba amplamala (Pera & Armbruster, 2006) (Longjaw minnow)
- Ericymba buccata Cope, 1865 (Silverjaw minnow)
References
- ^ Yang, L., Sado, T., Hirt, M.V., Pasco-Viel, E., Arunachalam, M., Li, J., Wang, X., Freyhof, J., Saitoh, K., Simons, A.M., Miya, M., He, S. & Mayden, R.L. (2015): Phylogeny and polyploidy: Resolving the classification of cyprinine fishes (Teleostei: Cypriniformes). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, 85: 97-116.