Phoxinus

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Phoxinus
Temporal range: Early Oligocene–present
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Phoxinus septimaniae
File:Phoxinus bigerri 01 by-dpc.jpg
Phoxinus bigerri
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Leuciscidae
Subfamily: Phoxininae
Bleeker, 1863[1]
Genus: Phoxinus
Rafinesque, 1820[1]
Type species
Cyprinus phoxinus
Synonyms[1]

Phoxinus is a genus of freshwater fish in the family Leuciscidae of order Cypriniformes, and the only members of the subfamily Phoxininae, or Eurasian minnows.[2][3] 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.[4] Previously, members of the North American genus Chrosomus were also believed to form part of this genus.[5]

Species

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Phoxinus contains the following species:[6]

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Fossil skeleton of Palaeorutilus

A single fossil phoxinine is known, the genus †Palaeorutilus Gaudant, 1988 from the early to late Oligocene of Europe.[7][8]

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