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.Species
There are currently 21 recognized species in this genus:
- Phoxinus apollonicus Bianco & De Bonis, 2015
- Phoxinus bigerri Kottelat, 2007
- Phoxinus brachyurus L. S. Berg, 1912
- Phoxinus colchicus L. S. Berg, 1910
- Phoxinus grumi L. S. Berg, 1907
- Phoxinus issykkulensis L. S. Berg, 1912
- Phoxinus jouyi
- Phoxinus karsticus Bianco & De Bonis, 2015
- Phoxinus keumkang
- Phoxinus ketmaieri Bianco & De Bonis, 2015
- Phoxinus kumgangensis L. T. Kim, 1980
- Phoxinus likai Bianco & De Bonis, 2015
- Phoxinus oxyrhynchus
- Phoxinus phoxinus
- Phoxinus semotilus
- Phoxinus septimaniae Kottelat, 2007
- Phoxinus steindachneri Sauvage, 1883
- Phoxinus strandjae Drensky, 1926
- Phoxinus strymonicus Kottelat, 2007
- Phoxinus tchangi X. Y. Chen, 1988
- Phoxinus ujmonensis Kaschenko, 1899
