Phoxinus is a genus of freshwater fish in the family Cyprinidae of order Cypriniformes. 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. Previously, members of the North American genus Chrosomus were also believed to form part of this genus.
Chondrostoma is a genus of ray-finned fish in the family Cyprinidae. They are commonly known as nases, though this term is also used locally to denote particular species, most frequently the common nase . The common name refers to the protruding upper jaw of these fishes; it is derived from the German term Nase, meaning "nose."
The minnow-nase is a species of freshwater fish in the family Cyprinidae. It is found in Bosnia and Herzegovina and Croatia. Its natural habitats are rivers, intermittent rivers, and inland karsts. It is threatened by habitat loss and considered Endangered (EN).
The Tennessee dace is a species of ray-finned fish in the family Cyprinidae. It is found only in the United States; particularly in northeast Tennessee and southwest Virginia, and parts of extreme northwest Georgia. Until recently, they were considered a subspecies of mountain redbelly dace. They are commonly found in East Tennessee in spring fed first-order streams, often in silt and fine gravel pools, or undercut banks. These streams usually do not exceed two meters in width.
Leucos aula is a species of freshwater fish in the family Cyprinidae. It is native to the Adriatic basin in southern Europe, originally occurring in Italy, Slovenia, Croatia, and Switzerland. It has been introduced to other parts of Italy. This is an abundant fish, occurring in canals, swamps, lakes, and streams with slow current and dense vegetation.
Phoxinus karsticus is a species of fish in the family Cyprinidae, the carps and minnows. It was described in 2015 from Popovo Polje in Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is probably endemic to the rivers of this region.
Phoxinus brachyurus, also known as the Seven River's minnow, is a species of freshwater fish in the family Cyprinidae.
Phoxinus colchicus is a species of minnow that was described in 1910.It is found in southern tributaries of lower Kuban River of Russia and Georgia.
Phoxinus grumi is a species of freshwater fish in the Cyprinidae family. It is endemic to China.
Phoxinus issykkulensis, also known as the Issyk-kul' minnow, is a species of freshwater fish in the Cyprinidae family. It is found in Asia.
Phoxinus jouyi is a species of freshwater fish in the Cyprinidae family. It is endemic to Japan. It may be a subspecies of Phoxinus oxycephalus.
Phoxinus keumkang is a species of freshwater fish in the family Cyprinidae. It is endemic to South Korea.
Phoxinus ketmaieri is a species of freshwater fish in the Cyprinidae family. It is endemic to Krk island and River Cetina, River Zrmanje and others rivers of the Dalmatia, the rivers Krka and Neretva in Croatia.
Phoxinus kumgangensis is a species of freshwater fish in the Cyprinidae family. It is endemic to the Korean peninsula.
Phoxinus oxyrhynchus is a species of freshwater fish in the family Cyprinidae. It is endemic to the Korean peninsula.
Phoxinus semotilus is a species of freshwater fish in the family Cyprinidae. It is endemic to the Korean peninsula.
Phoxinus steindachneri is a species of freshwater fish in the family Cyprinidae. It is found in northeastern Asia.
The Bulgarian minnow is a species of freshwater fish in the family Cyprinidae. It is found in the Veleka and Resowska drainages in Bulgaria and Turkey.
Phoxinus tchangi is a species of freshwater fish in the family Cyprinidae. It is endemic to China and Mongolia.
Phoxinus ujmonensis is a species of freshwater fish in the family Cyprinidae. It is found in Russia, Kazakhstan, Mongolia, and China.
