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Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae Minnows or carps
Subfamily: Leuciscinae
Genus: Chrosomus

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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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North America
Max. Length 7.4 cm TL
 
Chrosomus saylori
[Laurel dace]
No picture found
North America
Max. Length 7.2 cm TL
 
Chrosomus tennesseensis
[Tennessee dace]
7 Species of Family Cyprinidae with Genus Chrosomus
(Minnows or carps)
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Year Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
1978 Chrosomus cumberlandensis Blackside dace North America 7.6 TL
1861 Chrosomus eos Northern redbelly dace North America 8 TL
1820 Chrosomus erythrogaster Southern redbelly dace North America 9.1 TL
1867 Chrosomus neogaeus Finescale dace North America 11 TL
1868 Chrosomus oreas Mountain redbelly dace North America 7.2 TL
2001 Chrosomus saylori Laurel dace North America 7.4 TL
1988 Chrosomus tennesseensis Tennessee dace North America 7.2 TL



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