Opsopoeodus emiliae
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Opsopoeodus emiliae is a species of cyprinid
fish found in the eastern North America
. There are two recognized subspecies with the subspecies from Florida
recognized as race peninsularis.
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 the eastern 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 two recognized subspecies with the subspecies from Florida
Florida
Florida is a state in the southeastern United States, located on the nation's Atlantic and Gulf coasts. It is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the north by Alabama and Georgia and to the east by the Atlantic Ocean. With a population of 18,801,310 as measured by the 2010 census, it...
recognized as race peninsularis.
Subspecies
- Opsopoeodus emiliae emiliae O. P. HayOliver Perry HayOliver Perry Hay was an American professor, herpetologist, ichthyologist, and paleontologist. From 1894-1895 he worked at the Field Museum of Natural History as Assistant Curator of Zoology where, despite his specialty in ichthyology, he worked in all non-ornithological fields of zoology...
, 1881 (Pugnose minnow) - Opsopoeodus emiliae peninsularis (C. R. Gilbert & R. M. Bailey, 1972)