''Delminichthys'' is a genus of freshwater ray-finned fishes belonging to the

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. The fishes in this genus are found in the

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. Until 2006 it was considered part of the genus '' Phoxinellus''. It currently contains four species.

Species

''Delminichthys'' contains the following species: * '' Delminichthys adspersus'' ( Heckel, 1843) (Spotted minnow) * '' Delminichthys ghetaldii'' ( Steindachner, 1882) (Southern Dalmatian minnow) * '' Delminichthys jadovensis'' ( Zupančič & Bogutskaya, 2002) (Jadova minnow) * '' Delminichthys krbavensis'' (Zupančič & Bogutskaya, 2002) (Krbava minnow)

References

* Leuciscinae Ray-finned fish genera Taxa named by Jörg Freyhof Taxa named by Nina Gidalevna Bogutskaya {{Leuciscinae-stub