Biology:Laviniinae

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Short description: Subfamily of fishes

Laviniinae
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Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Subfamily: Leuciscinae
Clade: Laviniinae
Bleeker, 1863
Genera

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Laviniinae is a clade of the subfamily Leuciscinae, treated as a subfamily of the freshwater fish family Leuciscidae by some authorities, which contains the true minnows. Members of this clade are known as western chubs or the western clade (WC) of minnows. As the name suggests, most members of this clade are found in western North America aside from Chrosomus, which is found in eastern North America.[1][2]

One of the largest North American cypriniforms and the largest member of Leuciscidae, the Colorado pikeminnow (Ptychocheilus lucius), belongs to this subfamily.[1]

Genera

  • Acrocheilus (chiselmouth)
  • Chrosomus (typical daces)
  • Eremichthys (desert dace)
  • Evarra (Mexican daces)
  • Gila (western chubs)
  • Hesperoleucus (California roach)
  • Lavinia (hitch)
  • Moapa (moapa dace)
  • Mylopharodon (hardheads)
  • Orthodon (Sacramento blackfish)
  • Ptychocheilus (pikeminnows)
  • Relictus (relict dace)
  • Siphateles

References

Wikidata ☰ Q100144507 entry