Chrosomus Explained

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 seven recognized species in this genus. They have sometimes been included in Phoxinus. They are the only members of the predominantly western subfamily Laviniinae that are found in eastern North America.[1]

Species

!Image!Species!Common name
Chrosomus cumberlandensis (W. C. Starnes & L. B. Starnes, 1978)Blackside dace
Chrosomus eos Cope, 1861Northern redbelly dace
Chrosomus erythrogaster Rafinesque, 1820Southern redbelly dace
Chrosomus neogaeus (Cope, 1867)Finescale dace
Chrosomus oreas Cope, 1868Mountain redbelly dace
Chrosomus saylori (Skelton, 2001)Laurel dace
Chrosomus tennesseensis (W. C. Starnes & R. E. Jenkins, 1988)Tennessee dace

Notes and References

  1. Schönhuth. Susana. Vukić. Jasna. Šanda. Radek. Yang. Lei. Mayden. Richard L.. 2018-10-01. Phylogenetic relationships and classification of the Holarctic family Leuciscidae (Cypriniformes: Cyprinoidei). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. en. 127. 781–799. 10.1016/j.ympev.2018.06.026. 29913311 . 2018MolPE.127..781S . 49292104 . 1055-7903.