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Cyprinidae

183 species · Animals

Animalia › Chordata › › Cypriniformes › Cyprinidae

Margariscus nachtriebi (Cox, 1896)

Margariscus nachtriebi, the northern pearl dace, is a freshwater cyprinid fish found in northern North American river basins.

Hesperoleucus symmetricus (Baird & Girard, 1854)

Hesperoleucus symmetricus, the California roach, is a small freshwater fish native to California watersheds with reduced modern range.

Mylopharodon conocephalus (Baird & Girard, 1854)

Mylopharodon conocephalus, the hardhead, is a freshwater fish native to California river drainages.

Ptychocheilus grandis (Ayres, 1854)

Ptychocheilus grandis, the Sacramento pikeminnow, is a large native California cyprinid fish with distinct morphological and reproductive traits.

Ptychocheilus oregonensis (Richardson, 1836)

Ptychocheilus oregonensis is a large predatory freshwater minnow native to northwestern North America, linked to salmon population concerns.

Chrosomus eos Cope, 1861

Chrosomus eos, the northern redbelly dace, is a small North American minnow that lives in cool, clear spring-fed waters.

Chrosomus erythrogaster (Rafinesque, 1820)

Chrosomus erythrogaster, the southern redbelly dace, is a small North American freshwater fish with distinct striped coloration found in clear, flowing streams and rivers.

Chrosomus oreas Cope, 1868

The mountain redbelly dace (Chrosomus oreas) is a freshwater Leuciscidae fish found across parts of eastern North America.

Chrosomus neogaeus (Cope, 1867)

Chrosomus neogaeus (finescale dace) is a small North American freshwater fish with fine ctenoid scales, found in cool northern waters.

Gila atraria (Girard, 1856)

Gila atraria, the Utah chub, is a freshwater cyprinid fish native to the inland western United States, with variable coloration and wide habitat tolerance.