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Class: Teleostei
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Leuciscidae Minnows
Subfamily: Laviniinae
Genus: Chrosomus

(See list of species below)


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7 species (see list below)
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North America
Max. Length 7.6 cm TL
Chrosomus cumberlandensis (Starnes & Starnes, 1978)

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Chrosomus cumberlandensis
[Blackside dace]

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North America
Max. Length 8 cm TL
Chrosomus eos Cope, 1861

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Chrosomus eos
[Northern redbelly dace]

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North America
Max. Length 9.1 cm TL
Chrosomus erythrogaster (Rafinesque, 1820)

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Chrosomus erythrogaster
[Southern redbelly dace]

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North America
Max. Length 11 cm TL
Chrosomus neogaeus (Cope, 1867)

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Chrosomus neogaeus
[Finescale dace]

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North America
Max. Length 7.2 cm TL
Chrosomus oreas Cope, 1868

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Chrosomus oreas
[Mountain redbelly dace]
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Max. Length 7.4 cm TL
 
Chrosomus saylori
[Laurel dace]
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Max. Length 7.2 cm TL
 
Chrosomus tennesseensis
[Tennessee dace]


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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Chrosomus cumberlandensis Blackside dace North America 7.6 TL 1978
Chrosomus eos Northern redbelly dace North America 8 TL 1861
Chrosomus erythrogaster Southern redbelly dace North America 9.1 TL 1820
Chrosomus neogaeus Finescale dace North America 11 TL 1867
Chrosomus oreas Mountain redbelly dace North America 7.2 TL 1868
Chrosomus saylori Laurel dace North America 7.4 TL 2001
Chrosomus tennesseensis Tennessee dace North America 7.2 TL 1988



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