Chrosomus

Chrosomus
Chrosomus erythrogaster
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Clade: Laviniinae
Genus: Chrosomus
Rafinesque, 1820
Type species
Luxilus erythrogaster
Rafinesque, 1820
Synonyms
  • Parchrosomus Gasowska, 1979
  • Pfrille Jordan, 1924

Chrosomus is a genus of small cyprinid fish found in freshwater habitats in the eastern half of the United States and Canada. There are currently seven recognized species in this genus. They have sometimes been included in Phoxinus. They are the only members of the predominantly western subfamily Laviniinae that are found in eastern North America.

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