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Minnows

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- Kingdom - Animals - Animalia
  - Phylum - Vertebrates - Craniata
    - Class - Fish - Actinopterygii
      - Order - Minnows / Suckers - Cypriniformes
        
        Family - Minnows - Leuciscidae
        
        Species
        
        Brassy Minnow
        Hybognathus hankinsoni
        Native Species
        
        Creek Chub
        Semotilus atromaculatus
        Species of Potential Concern
        Native/Non-native Species
        (depends on location or taxa)
        
        Emerald Shiner
        Notropis atherinoides
        Native/Non-native Species
        (depends on location or taxa)
        
        Fathead Minnow
        Pimephales promelas
        Native/Non-native Species
        (depends on location or taxa)
        
        Flathead Chub
        Platygobio gracilis
        Native Species
        
        Golden Shiner
        Notemigonus crysoleucas
        Non-native Species
        
        Lake Chub
        Couesius plumbeus
        Native/Non-native Species
        (depends on location or taxa)
        
        Longnose Dace
        Rhinichthys cataractae
        Native Species
        
        Northern Pearl Dace
        Margariscus nachtriebi
        Species of Concern
        Native Species
        
        Northern Pikeminnow
        Ptychocheilus oregonensis
        Species of Concern
        Native Species
        
        Northern Redbelly Dace
        Chrosomus eos
        Species of Concern
        Native/Non-native Species
        (depends on location or taxa)
        
        Northern Redbelly X Finescale Dace
        Chrosomus eos x Chrosomus neogaeus
        Species of Concern
        Native Species
        
        Peamouth
        Mylocheilus caurinus
        Species of Concern
        Native Species
        
        Plains Minnow
        Hybognathus placitus
        Species of Potential Concern
        Native Species
        
        Red Shiner
        Cyprinella lutrensis
        Non-native Species
        Not Documented
        
        Redside Shiner
        Richardsonius balteatus
        Native Species
        
        Sand Shiner
        Miniellus stramineus
        
        Other Names: Notropis stramineus
        Native Species
        
        Sicklefin Chub
        Macrhybopsis meeki
        Species of Concern
        Native Species
        
        Spottail Shiner
        Hudsonius hudsonius
        
        Other Names: Notropis hudsonius
        Non-native Species
        
        Sturgeon Chub
        Macrhybopsis gelida
        Species of Concern
        Native Species
        
        Utah Chub
        Gila atraria
        Non-native Species
        
        Western Silvery Minnow
        Hybognathus argyritis
        Native Species

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