Chrosomus
| Chrosomus | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Family: | Cyprinidae |
| Genus: | Chrosomus Rafinesque, 1820 |
Chrosomus is a genus of small cyprinid fish found in freshwater habitats in the eastern half of the United States and Canada. There are currently five recognized species in this genus. They have sometimes been included in Phoxinus instead.
Species
- Chrosomus cumberlandensis (W. C. Starnes & L. B. Starnes, 1978) (Blackside dace)
- Chrosomus eos Cope, 1861 (Northern redbelly dace)
- Chrosomus erythrogaster (Rafinesque, 1820) (Southern redbelly dace)
- Chrosomus oreas Cope, 1868 (Mountain redbelly dace)
- Chrosomus tennesseensis (W. C. Starnes & R. E. Jenkins, 1988) (Tennessee dace)
References
- Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2011). Species of Chrosomus in FishBase. August 2011 version.