Hesperoleucus

Hesperoleucus
California roach (Hesperoleucus symmetricus)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Cypriniformes
Family:	Leuciscidae
Subfamily:	Laviniinae
Genus:	Hesperoleucus Snyder, 1913 [1]
Type species
Pogonichthys symmetricus Baird & Girard, 1854 [1]
Synonyms [1]
Endemichthys Hopkirk, 1974

Hesperoleucus is a genus of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Leuciscidae, which includes the daces, chubs, Eurasian minnows and related species. ^[1] The species in this genus are found in Western North America.

Species

Hesperoleucus contains the following valid species: ^[2]

• Hesperoleucus mitrulus Snyder, 1913 (pit roach)
• Hesperoleucus parvipinnis Snyder, 1913 (Gualala roach)
• Hesperoleucus symmetricus (Baird & Girard, 1854) (California roach)
• Hesperoleucus venustus Snyder, 1913 (coastal roach)

References

1. Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Laviniinae". Catalog of Fishes . California Academy of Sciences . Retrieved 18 May 2025.
2. Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Hesperoleucus". Catalog of Fishes . California Academy of Sciences . Retrieved 18 May 2025.