Fish Identification: Find Species

Class: Teleostei
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Leuciscidae Minnows
Subfamily: Phoxininae
Genus: Phoxinus

(See list of species below)



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23 species
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Max. Length 5.8 cm SL

 
Phoxinus adagumicus
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Max. Length 6.8 cm SL

 
Phoxinus apollonicus
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Max. Length 6.6 cm SL

 
Phoxinus bigerri
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Max. Length 8.4 cm TL

 
Phoxinus brachyurus
[Seven River's minnow]
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Max. Length 8.2 cm SL

 
Phoxinus colchicus
[]

Photo by CAFS

Asia

Phoxinus grumi Berg, 1907

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Phoxinus grumi
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Max. Length 4.5 cm TL

 
Phoxinus issykkulensis
[Issyk-kul' minnow]

Photo by Suzuki, T.

Asia

Phoxinus jouyi (Jordan & Snyder, 1901)

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Phoxinus jouyi
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Max. Length 7.3 cm SL

 
Phoxinus karsticus
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Max. Length 4.6 cm SL

 
Phoxinus ketmaieri
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Max. Length 10.4 cm SL

 
Phoxinus keumkang
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Photo by Chae, B.-S.

Asia
Max. Length 8 cm TL
Phoxinus kumgangensis Kim, 1980

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Phoxinus kumgangensis
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Max. Length 4.9 cm SL

 
Phoxinus likai
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Phoxinus oxyrhynchus
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Photo by Sediva, A.

Eurasia
Max. Length 14 cm TL
Phoxinus phoxinus (Linnaeus, 1758)

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Phoxinus phoxinus
[Eurasian minnow]
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Max. Length 6.1 cm SL

 
Phoxinus radeki
[]

Photo by Chae, B.-S.

Asia
Max. Length 12 cm TL
Phoxinus semotilus (Jordan & Starks, 1905)

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Phoxinus semotilus
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Max. Length 6.4 cm SL

 
Phoxinus septimaniae
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Photo by Chae, B.-S.

Asia

Phoxinus steindachneri Sauvage, 1883

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Phoxinus steindachneri
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Photo by Güçlü, S.S.

Europe and Asia
Max. Length 6.7 cm SL
Phoxinus strandjae Drensky, 1926

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Phoxinus strandjae
[Bulgarian minnow]
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Max. Length 4.8 cm SL

 
Phoxinus strymonicus
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Phoxinus tchangi
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Max. Length 11.6 cm TL

 
Phoxinus ujmonensis
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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Phoxinus adagumicus Asia 5.8 SL 2024
Phoxinus apollonicus Europe 6.8 SL 2015
Phoxinus bigerri Europe 6.6 SL 2007
Phoxinus brachyurus Seven River's minnow Asia. 8.4 TL 1912
Phoxinus colchicus Europe and Asia 8.2 SL 1910
Phoxinus grumi Asia 1907
Phoxinus issykkulensis Issyk-kul' minnow Asia. 4.5 TL 1912
Phoxinus jouyi Asia 1901
Phoxinus karsticus Europe 7.3 SL 2015
Phoxinus ketmaieri Europe 4.6 SL 2015
Phoxinus keumkang Asia 10.4 SL 1977
Phoxinus kumgangensis Asia 8 TL 1980
Phoxinus likai Europe 4.9 SL 2015
Phoxinus oxyrhynchus Asia 1930
Phoxinus phoxinus Eurasian minnow Eurasia 14 TL 1758
Phoxinus radeki Asia 6.1 SL 2024
Phoxinus semotilus Asia 12 TL 1905
Phoxinus septimaniae Europe 6.4 SL 2007
Phoxinus steindachneri Asia 1883
Phoxinus strandjae Bulgarian minnow Europe and Asia 6.7 SL 1926
Phoxinus strymonicus Europe 4.8 SL 2007
Phoxinus tchangi Asia 1988
Phoxinus ujmonensis Asia 11.6 TL 1899



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