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Phoxinus
Phoxinus is a genus of freshwater fish in the family Cyprinidae of order Cypriniformes. The type species is Phoxinus phoxinus. The other species in this genus are also commonly known as minnows. The name "minnow" was what early English fisherman used to describe "small and insignificant". The genus Phoxinus is found throughout Eurasia, and includes 21 known species. Previously, members of the North American genus Chrosomus were also believed to form part of this genus.
26 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 26 known species
European Minnow
speciesPhoxinus phoxinus
Balkan Italic Minnow
speciesPhoxinus lumaireul
Languedoc minnow
speciesPhoxinus septimaniae
Danubian Minnow
speciesPhoxinus csikii
Northern Minnow
speciesPhoxinus isetensis
Adour Minnow
speciesPhoxinus bigerri
Phoxinus marsilii
speciesPhoxinus marsilii
Garonne minnow
speciesPhoxinus dragarum
Phoxinus ujmonensis
speciesPhoxinus ujmonensis
Loire Minnow
speciesPhoxinus fayollarum
Phoxinus colchicus
speciesPhoxinus colchicus
Aegean Minnow
speciesPhoxinus strymonicus
Phoxinus karsticus
speciesPhoxinus karsticus
Phoxinus strandjae
speciesPhoxinus strandjae
Phoxinus tumensis
speciesPhoxinus tumensis
Seven River's minnow
speciesPhoxinus brachyurus
Phoxinus adagumicus
speciesPhoxinus adagumicus
Issyk-kul' minnow
speciesPhoxinus issykkulensis
Phoxinus poljakowii
speciesPhoxinus poljakowii
Phoxinus grumi
speciesPhoxinus grumi
Phoxinus chrysoprasius
speciesPhoxinus chrysoprasius
Phoxinus radeki
speciesPhoxinus radeki
Phoxinus abanticus
speciesPhoxinus abanticus
Phoxinus krkae
speciesPhoxinus krkae
Phoxinus tchangi
speciesPhoxinus tchangi
Phoxinus oxyrhynchus
speciesPhoxinus oxyrhynchus
Where it lives
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