Miniellus

Miniellus
Swallowtail shiner (Hybognathus procne)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Cypriniformes
Family:	Leuciscidae
Subfamily:	Pogonichthyinae
Genus:	Miniellus D. S. Jordan, 1882 [1]
Type species
Hybognathus procne Cope, 1865

Miniellus is a genus of freshwater ray-finned fishes belonging to the family Leuciscidae, the shiners, daces and minnows. ^[1] The species in this genus are found in North America.

Species

Miniellus contains the following valid species: ^[2]

• Miniellus albizonatus Warren & Burr, 1994 (Palezone shiner)
• Miniellus alborus C. L. Hubbs & Raney, 1947 (Whitemouth shiner)
• Miniellus ammophilus Suttkus & Boschung, 1990 (Orangefin shiner)
• Miniellus boops C. H. Gilbert, 1884 (Bigeye shiner)
• Miniellus chihuahua Woolman, 1892 (Chihuahua shiner)
• Miniellus greenei C. L. Hubbs & Ortenburger, 1929 (Wedgespot shiner)
• Miniellus heterodon (Cope, 1865) (Blackchin shiner)
• Miniellus longirostris (O. P. Hay, 1881) (Longnose shiner)
• Miniellus melanostomus Bortone, 1989 (Blackmouth shiner)
• Miniellus nubilus (S. A. Forbes, 1878) (Ozark minnow)
• Miniellus ortenburgeri C. L. Hubbs, 1927 (Kiamichi shiner)
• Miniellus procne (Cope, 1865) (Swallowtail shiner)
• Miniellus sabinae D. S. Jordan & C. H. Gilbert, 1886 (Sabine shiner)
• Miniellus stramineus (Cope, 1865) (Sand shiner)
• Miniellus topeka (C. H. Gilbert, 1884) (Topeka shiner)
• Miniellus uranoscopus Suttkus, 1959 (Skygazer shiner)

References

1. Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Pogonichthyinae". Catalog of Fishes . California Academy of Sciences . Retrieved 14 March 2025.
2. Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Miniellus". Catalog of Fishes . California Academy of Sciences . Retrieved 14 March 2025.