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Ericymba

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Ericymba
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Subfamily: Leuciscinae
Clade: Pogonichthyinae
Genus: Ericymba
Cope, 1865
Type species
Ericymba buccata
Cope, 1865

Ericymba is a genus of fish in the family Cyprinidae. They are native to North America.[1] This genus is treated as a synonym of Notropis by some authorities.[2]

Species

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The only recognized species in this genus is :[3]

Ericymba buccata Cope, 1865 (Silverjaw minnow) is regarded as Notropis buccata

References

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  1. ^ 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. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2015.01.014. PMID 25698355.
  2. ^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Leuciscidae". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 2 December 2022.
  3. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Ericymba". FishBase. March 2024 version.