Erimystax is a genus of freshwater ray-finned fish elonging to the family Leuciscidae, the shiners, daces and minnows.[1] Members are commonly known as slender chubs, though "slender chub" is also used for individual species local to some area, particularly Erimystax cahni.
Species
- Erimystax cahni (C. L. Hubbs & Crowe, 1956) (slender chub)
- Erimystax dissimilis (Kirtland, 1840) (streamline chub)
- Erimystax harryi (C. L. Hubbs & Crowe, 1956) (Ozark chub)
- Erimystax insignis (C. L. Hubbs & Crowe, 1956) (blotched chub)
- Erimystax x-punctatus (C. L. Hubbs & Crowe, 1956) (gravel chub)
References
- ^ a b c Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Pogonichthyinae". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 11 March 2025.
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Erimystax". FishBase. August 2011 version.