Erimystax
| Erimystax | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Family: | Cyprinidae |
| Genus: | Erimystax D. S. Jordan, 1882 |
Erimystax is a genus of ray-finned fish in the Cyprinidae family. Members are commonly known as slender chubs, though "slender chub" is also used for individual species local to some area, particularly Erimystax cahni.
Species
- Erimystax cahni (C. L. Hubbs & Crowe, 1956) (Slender chub)
- Erimystax dissimilis (Kirtland, 1840) (Streamline chub)
- Erimystax harryi (C. L. Hubbs & Crowe, 1956) (Ozark chub)
- Erimystax insignis (C. L. Hubbs & Crowe, 1956) (Blotched chub)
- Erimystax x-punctatus (C. L. Hubbs & Crowe, 1956) (Gravel chub)
References
- Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2011). Species of Erimystax in FishBase. August 2011 version.