Hybognathus

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Hybognathus
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Rio Grande silvery minnow (Hybognathus amarus)
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Leuciscidae
Subfamily: Pogonichthyinae
Genus: Hybognathus
Agassiz, 1855
Type species
Hybognathus nuchalis
Agassiz, 1855
Species

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Synonyms
  • AlgomaGirard, 1856
  • Tirodon Hay, 1882

Hybognathus is a genus of ray-finned fish in the family Cyprinidae. Its members are collectively known as the silvery minnows .

Species

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