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Family: Leuciscidae Minnows



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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Pseudochondrostoma duriense Europe 40 SL 1985
Pseudochondrostoma polylepis Iberian nase Europe 40 SL 1864
Pseudochondrostoma willkommii Europe 40 SL 1866
Pseudophoxinus alii Pamphylian spring minnow Asia 14.3 TL 2007
Pseudophoxinus anatolicus Anatolian minnow Asia 24.4 SL 1925
Pseudophoxinus antalyae Antalya minnow Asia 17 TL 1992
Pseudophoxinus atropatenus Shirvan roachling Asia 9.5 TL 1937
Pseudophoxinus battalgilae Beysehir minnow Asia 11.0 SL 1997
Pseudophoxinus burduricus Burdur spring minnow Asia 8.7 SL 2013
Pseudophoxinus callensis Africa 10.7 TL 1850
Pseudophoxinus caralis Beyşehir minnow Asia 1942
Pseudophoxinus crassus Fat spring minnow Asia 19.8 TL 1960
Pseudophoxinus drusensis Eurasia 10 TL 1933
Pseudophoxinus egridiri Eğirdir minnow Asia 6.1 SL 1972
Pseudophoxinus elizavetae Sultan Sazlığı minnow Asia 7.9 SL 2006
Pseudophoxinus evliyae Lycian spring minnow Asia 8.8 SL 2010
Pseudophoxinus fahrettini Pisidian spring minnow Asia 28 FL 2010
Pseudophoxinus firati Euphrates spring minnow Asia 8.4 SL 2006
Pseudophoxinus handlirschi Handlirsch’s minnow Asia 12 TL 1933
Pseudophoxinus hasani Asia 5.8 SL 1992
Pseudophoxinus hittitorum Hittitic spring minnow Asia 8.6 SL 2010
Pseudophoxinus kervillei Orontes minnow Eurasia 10 TL 1911
Pseudophoxinus libani Asia 5.9 SL 1883
Pseudophoxinus maeandri Apamean spring minnow Asia 7 TL 1960
Pseudophoxinus maeandricus Menderes brook minnow Asia 7.9 SL 1960
Pseudophoxinus mehmeti Asia 7.3 SL 2015
Pseudophoxinus ninae Onaç spring minnow Asia 7.5 SL 2006
Pseudophoxinus sojuchbulagi Asia 1950
Pseudophoxinus syriacus Asia 8.7 SL 1883
Pseudophoxinus turani Turan's minnow Asia 9.3 SL 2014
Pseudophoxinus zekayi Ceyhan spring minnow Asia 14.3 TL 2006
Pseudophoxinus zeregi Orontes phoxinellus Asia 6.7 SL 1843
Pteronotropis euryzonus Broadstripe shiner North America 7 TL 1955
Pteronotropis grandipinnis Apalachee shiner North America 5.3 SL 1877
Pteronotropis hubbsi Bluehead shiner North America 6 TL 1978
Pteronotropis hypselopterus Sailfin shiner North America 7 TL 1868
Pteronotropis merlini Orangetail shiner North America 5.4 SL 2001
Pteronotropis metallicus Metallic shiner North America 6.5 TL 1884
Pteronotropis signipinnis Flagfin shiner North America 7 TL 1952
Pteronotropis stonei Lowland shiner North America 6.6 TL 1921
Pteronotropis welaka Bluenose shiner North America 6.5 TL 1898
Ptychocheilus grandis Sacramento pikeminnow North America 140 TL 1854
Ptychocheilus lucius Colorado pikeminnow North America 180 TL 1856
Ptychocheilus oregonensis Northern pikeminnow North America 63 TL 1836
Ptychocheilus umpquae Umpqua pikeminnow North America 44 TL 1908
Relictus solitarius Relict dace North America 13 TL 1972
Rhinichthys atratulus Blacknose dace North America 12.4 TL 1804
Rhinichthys cataractae Longnose dace North America 22.5 TL 1842
Rhinichthys cobitis Loach minnow North America 6 TL 1856
Rhinichthys deaconi Las Vegas Dace North America 7.4 TL 1984
Rhinichthys evermanni Umpqua dace North America 11 TL 1908
Rhinichthys falcatus Leopard dace North America 12 TL 1893
Rhinichthys obtusus Western blacknose dace North America 8 NG 1854
Rhinichthys osculus Speckled dace North America 11 TL 1856
Rhinichthys umatilla Umatilla dace North America 12 TL 1894
Rhynchocypris czekanowskii Czekanowski's minnow Eurasia 9 SL 1869
Rhynchocypris dementjevi Asia. 1954
Rhynchocypris lagowskii Amur minnow Asia 24 TL 1869
Rhynchocypris mantschurica Manchurian Lake minnow East Asia 1907
Rhynchocypris oxycephala Chinese minnow Asia 17.2 TL 1874
Rhynchocypris percnura Lake minnow Eurasia 18.5 SL 1814
Rhynchocypris poljakowii Balkhash minnow Asia. 10 TL 1879
Richardsonius balteatus Redside shiner North America 18 TL 1836
Richardsonius egregius Lahontan redside North America 17 TL 1858
Rutilus caspicus Caspian roach Eurasia 45 SL 1870
Rutilus frisii Kutum Eurasia 70 TL 1840
Rutilus heckelii Europe and Asia 43 SL 1840
Rutilus kutum Europe and Asia 58 FL 1901
Rutilus meidingeri Europe 70 TL 1851
Rutilus pigus Europe 45 SL 1803
Rutilus rutilus Roach Europe 50.2 TL 1758
Rutilus stoumboudae Europe 15.6 SL 2014
Rutilus virgo Europe 40 SL 1852
Sarmarutilus rubilio Europe 18 SL 1837
Scardinius acarnanicus Europe 38 TL 1991
Scardinius dergle Europe 15 SL 1858
Scardinius elmaliensis Antalya rudd Asia 14.3 TL 1997
Scardinius erythrophthalmus Rudd Eurasia 61.7 TL 1758
Scardinius graecus Europe 40 TL 1937
Scardinius hesperidicus Europe 40 SL 1845
Scardinius knezevici Europe 29.5 TL 2005
Scardinius plotizza Europe 39 TL 1858
Scardinius racovitzai Europe 8.5 SL 1958
Scardinius scardafa Europe 35 SL 1837
Semotilus atromaculatus Creek chub North America 30.3 TL 1818
Semotilus corporalis Fallfish North America 51 TL 1817
Semotilus lumbee Sandhills chub North America 24 TL 1978
Semotilus thoreauianus Dixie chub North America 15 TL 1877
Siphateles alvordensis Alvord chub North America 14 TL 1972
Siphateles bicolor Tui chub North America 45 TL 1856
Siphateles boraxobius Borax Lake chub North America 11 TL 1980
Squalius adanaensis Adana chub Asia 18 SL 2013
Squalius agdamicus Asia 1901
Squalius alburnoides Europe 25 TL 1866
Squalius albus Europe 20 SL 1838
Squalius anatolicus Beysehir dace Asia 21.9 SL 1997
Squalius aphipsi Aphips chub Europe 16 SL 1927
Squalius aradensis Europe 13.1 SL 1998
Squalius aristotelis Tuzla chub Asia 15.7 TL 2011
Squalius berak Mesopotamian chub Asia 22.1 TL 1843
Squalius cappadocicus Cappadocian chub Asia 19.2 TL 2011
Squalius carinus Chocolate chub Asia 2011
Squalius carolitertii Bordallo Europe 25 TL 1988
Squalius castellanus Europe 2007
Squalius cephaloides Thick lipped chub Asia 1942
Squalius cephalus Chub Eurasia 60 SL 1758
Squalius cii European chub Europe and Asia 28.9 TL 1857
Squalius fellowesii Aegean chub Asia 21.5 TL 1868
Squalius ghigii Rhodes minnow Europe 9 SL 1927
Squalius illyricus Europe 30 SL 1858
Squalius janae Europe 19.1 SL 2010
Squalius keadicus Europe 25 TL 1971
Squalius kosswigi Asia 22 TL 1972
Squalius kottelati Striped chub Asia 32.5 TL 2009
Squalius laietanus Europe 20.1 SL 2007
Squalius lepidus Asia 23.7 SL 1843
Squalius lucumonis Europe 16 SL 1983
Squalius malacitanus Europe 7.6 SL 2006
Squalius microlepis Europe 34 SL 1843
Squalius moreoticus Stymphalia chub Europe 21 SL 1971
Squalius orientalis Asia 19.8 SL 1847
Squalius orpheus Orpheus dace Eurasia 28.1 TL 2006
Squalius pamvoticus Pamvotis chub Europe 30 SL 1939
Squalius peloponensis Peloponnese chub Europe 30 SL 1844
Squalius platyceps Europe 47.2 TL 2010
Squalius prespensis Europe 25 SL 1977
Squalius pursakensis Sakarya chub Asia 23 SL 1925
Squalius pyrenaicus Europe 26 SL 1868
Squalius recurvirostris Akşehir chub Asia 2011
Squalius seyhanensis Seyhan dace Asia 45.3 TL 2013
Squalius spurius Orontes dace Asia 1843
Squalius squaliusculus Syr-Darya dace Asia 13 TL 1872
Squalius squalus Europe 60 SL 1837
Squalius svallize Europe 27.7 TL 1858
Squalius tenellus Europe 40 SL 1843
Squalius torgalensis Europe 11.8 SL 1998
Squalius turcicus Transcaucasian chub Asia 37.3 TL 1865
Squalius ulanus Asia 4.5 TL 1899
Squalius valentinus Europe 17.5 FL 2006
Squalius vardarensis Europe 16 SL 1928
Squalius zrmanjae Europe 28 SL 1928
Stypodon signifer Stumptooth minnow North America 1881
Tampichthys catostomops Pánuco minnow North America 1977
Tampichthys dichroma Bicolor minnow Central America 1977
Tampichthys erimyzonops Chubsucker minnow North America 1974
Tampichthys ipni Lantern minnow North America 9 TL 1953
Tampichthys mandibularis Flatjaw minnow Central America 5.2 SL 1977
Tampichthys rasconis Blackstripe minnow North America 1899
Telestes beoticus Europe 13 TL 1939
Telestes comes Europe 1838
Telestes croaticus Croatian pijor Europe 16.5 SL 1866
Telestes dabar Europe 7.9 SL 2012
Telestes fontinalis Spring pijor Europe 9.3 SL 1972
Telestes karsticus Europe 12.7 SL 2011
Telestes metohiensis Europe 10 SL 1901
Telestes miloradi Europe 6.7 SL 2012
Telestes montenigrinus Europe 16 SL 1963
Telestes muticellus Europe 17 SL 1837
Telestes pleurobipunctatus Europe 22 FL 1939
Telestes polylepis Europe 15 SL 1866
Telestes souffia Vairone Europe 25 TL 1827
Telestes turskyi Europe 25 TL 1843
Telestes ukliva Europe 25 TL 1843
Tropidophoxinellus hellenicus Europe 9.3 SL 1971
Tropidophoxinellus spartiaticus Europe 9.5 SL 1943
Vimba elongata Europe 1844
Vimba melanops Macedonian vimba Eurasia 32 TL 1837
Vimba mirabilis Menderes bream Asia 11.3 SL 1960
Vimba vimba Vimba bream Eurasia 50 TL 1758
Yuriria alta Jalisco chub North America 1880
Yuriria amatlana Amatlan chub Central America 2007
Yuriria chapalae Chapala chub North America 1899



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