Chrosomus
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Chrosomus is a genus of small cyprinid
fish found in North America
. There are currently five recognized species in this genus.
Cyprinid
The family Cyprinidae, from the Ancient Greek kyprînos , consists of the carps, the true minnows, and their relatives . Commonly called the carp family or the minnow family, its members are also known as cyprinids...
fish found in North America
North America
North America is a continent wholly within the Northern Hemisphere and almost wholly within the Western Hemisphere. It is also considered a northern subcontinent of the Americas...
. There are currently five recognized species in this genus.
Species
- Chrosomus cumberlandensis (W. C. Starnes & L. B. Starnes, 1978) (Blackside dace)
- Chrosomus eos CopeEdward Drinker CopeEdward Drinker Cope was an American paleontologist and comparative anatomist, as well as a noted herpetologist and ichthyologist. Born to a wealthy Quaker family, Cope distinguished himself as a child prodigy interested in science; he published his first scientific paper at the age of nineteen...
, 1861 (Northern redbelly dace) - Chrosomus erythrogaster (Rafinesque, 1820) (Southern redbelly dace)
- Chrosomus oreas CopeEdward Drinker CopeEdward Drinker Cope was an American paleontologist and comparative anatomist, as well as a noted herpetologist and ichthyologist. Born to a wealthy Quaker family, Cope distinguished himself as a child prodigy interested in science; he published his first scientific paper at the age of nineteen...
, 1868 (Mountain redbelly dace) - Chrosomus tennesseensis (W. C. Starnes & R. E. Jenkins, 1988) (Tennessee dace)