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- Kingdom - Animals - Animalia
  - Phylum - Vertebrates - Craniata
    - Class - Fish - Actinopterygii
      - Order - Minnows / Suckers - Cypriniformes
        
        Family - Minnows - Cyprinidae
        
        Species
        
        Brassy Minnow
        Hybognathus hankinsoni
        
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        Potential Species of Concern
        
        Common Carp
        Cyprinus carpio
        
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        Exotic Species (not native to Montana)
        
        Creek Chub
        Semotilus atromaculatus
        
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        Potential Species of Concern
        
        Emerald Shiner
        Notropis atherinoides
        
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        Fathead Minnow
        Pimephales promelas
        
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        Flathead Chub
        Platygobio gracilis
        
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        Golden Shiner
        Notemigonus crysoleucas
        
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        Exotic Species (not native to Montana)
        
        Goldfish
        Carassius auratus
        
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        Exotic Species (not native to Montana)
        
        Lake Chub
        Couesius plumbeus
        
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        Longnose Dace
        Rhinichthys cataractae
        
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        Northern Pikeminnow
        Ptychocheilus oregonensis
        
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        Northern Redbelly Dace
        Chrosomus eos
        
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        Species of Concern
        
        Northern Redbelly X Finescale Dace
        Chrosomus eos x chrosomus neogaeus
        
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        Species of Concern
        
        Peamouth
        Mylocheilus caurinus
        
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        Pearl Dace
        Margariscus margarita
        
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        Species of Concern
        
        Plains Minnow
        Hybognathus placitus
        
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        Potential Species of Concern
        
        Redside Shiner
        Richardsonius balteatus
        
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        Sand Shiner
        Notropis stramineus
        
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        Sicklefin Chub
        Macrhybopsis meeki
        
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        Species of Concern
        
        Spottail Shiner
        Notropis hudsonius
        
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        Exotic Species (not native to Montana)
        
        Sturgeon Chub
        Macrhybopsis gelida
        
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        Species of Concern
        
        Utah Chub
        Gila atraria
        
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        Exotic Species (not native to Montana)
        
        Western Silvery Minnow
        Hybognathus argyritis
        
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