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Desert Minnows
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Desert Minnows

Dionda

Dionda is the genus of desert minnows, small fish belonging to the family Cyprinidae. They are native to fresh waters in the United States and Mexico. They are believed to feed primarily on algae.

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8 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 8 known species

Manantial Roundnose Minnow

speciesDionda argentosa

Guadalupe Roundnose Minnow

speciesDionda flavipinnis

Roundnose Minnow

speciesDionda episcopa

Frio Roundnose Minnow

speciesDionda serena

Spotted Minnow

speciesDionda melanops

Nueces Roundnose Minnow

speciesDionda texensis

Devils River Minnow

speciesDionda diaboli

Medina Roundnose Minnow

speciesDionda nigrotaeniata

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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 87954.