Phoxinus is a genus of freshwater fish in the family Leuciscidae of order Cypriniformes, and the only members of the subfamily Phoxininae, or Eurasian minnows.[1][2] 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.[3] Previously, members of the North American genus Chrosomus were also believed to form part of this genus.[4]

Phoxinus
Phoxinus apollonicus
Phoxinus bigerri
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Leuciscidae
Subfamily: Phoxininae
Bleeker, 1863
Genus: Phoxinus
Rafinesque, 1820
Type species
Cyprinus phoxinus
Synonyms

Species

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There are currently 21 recognized species in this genus:

  • Phoxinus laevis Fitzinger, 1832 syn. P. phoxinus below[6]
  • Phoxinus lumaireul Schinz, 1840 syn. P. phoxinus below[7]

References

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  1. ^ Schönhuth, Susana; Vukić, Jasna; Šanda, Radek; Yang, Lei; Mayden, Richard L. (2018-10-01). "Phylogenetic relationships and classification of the Holarctic family Leuciscidae (Cypriniformes: Cyprinoidei)". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 127: 781–799. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2018.06.026. ISSN 1055-7903. PMID 29913311. S2CID 49292104.
  2. ^ "Family LEUCISCIDAE Subfamily PHOXININAE Bleeker 1863 (Eurasian Minnows)". The ETYFish Project. 9 February 2024. Retrieved 12 March 2024.
  3. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Phoxinus". FishBase. October 2015 version.
  4. ^ Strange, R.M. & Mayden, R.L. (2009): Phylogenetic Relationships and a Revised Taxonomy for North American Cyprinids Currently Assigned to Phoxinus (Actinopterygii: Cyprinidae). Copeia, 2009 (3): 494–501.
  5. ^ a b c d Bianco, P.G. & De Bonis, S. (2015): A taxonomic study on the genus Phoxinus (Acthinopterigy, Cyprinidae) from Italy and western Balkans with description of four new species: P. ketmaieri, P. karsticus, P. apollonicus and P. likai. In: Bianco, P.G. & de Filippo, G. (Eds.), Researches on Wildlife Conservation, 4 IGF Publ., USA., ISBN 978-1-326-47086-9. pp. 1–22.
  6. ^ Nakane, Yusuke; Yoshimura, Takashi (2019-02-15). "Photoperiodic Regulation of Reproduction in Vertebrates". Annual Review of Animal Biosciences. 7 (1). Annual Reviews: 173–194. doi:10.1146/annurev-animal-020518-115216. ISSN 2165-8102. PMID 30332291. S2CID 52984435.
  7. ^ Vucić, Matej; Jelić, Dušan; Žutinić, Petar; Grandjean, Frédéric; Jelić, Mišel (2018). "Distribution of Eurasian minnows (Phoxinus: Cypriniformes) in the Western Balkans". Knowledge & Management of Aquatic Ecosystems (419): 11. doi:10.1051/kmae/2017051.