Tampichthys
Appearance
Tampichthys | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Cypriniformes |
Family: | Cyprinidae |
Subfamily: | Leuciscinae |
Genus: | Tampichthys Schönhuth, Doadrio, Domínguez-Domínguez, Hillis & Mayden, 2008 |
Type species | |
Notropis rasconis Jordan & Snyder, 1899
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Tampichthys is a genus of cyprinid fish endemic to east–central Mexico.[1][2] They are entirely restricted to the Pánuco River basin, except T. ipni which also occurs in some other Mexican rivers that drain into the Gulf of Mexico.[2]
These are small fish, generally no more than 9 cm (3.5 in) long,[1] and overall brownish-silvery with a distinct dark horizontal line from the head to the tail base.[2]
Species
[edit]Tampichthys was formerly considered a part of Dionda instead of a separate genus.[2] There are six described species in Tampichthys,[1] but undescribed species are known.[2]
- Tampichthys catostomops (C. L. Hubbs & R. R. Miller, 1977) (Pánuco minnow)
- Tampichthys dichromus (C. L. Hubbs & R. R. Miller, 1977) (Bicolor minnow)
- Tampichthys erimyzonops (C. L. Hubbs & R. R. Miller, 1974) (Chubsucker minnow)
- Tampichthys ipni (Álvarez & Navarro, 1953) (Lantern minnow)
- Tampichthys mandibularis (Contreras-Balderas & Verduzco-Martínez, 1977) (Flatjaw minnow)
- Tampichthys rasconis (D. S. Jordan & Snyder, 1899) (Blackstripe minnow)
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Tampichthys". FishBase. September 2018 version.
- ^ a b c d e Schönhuth, S.; I. Doadrio; O. Dominguez-Dominguez; D.M. Hillis; R.L. Mayden (2008). "Molecular evolution of southern North American Cyprinidae (Actinopterygii), with the description of the new genus Tampichthys from central Mexico". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 47 (2): 729–756. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2007.11.036.