''Margariscus'', known as the pearl daces, is a genus of
leusiscid fishes found in
North America
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. There are currently two recognized species in this genus. ''Margariscus'' comes from the Greek word ''margariskos,'' meaning pearl.
Species
* ''
Margariscus margarita''
(Cope
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, 1867) (Allegheny pearl dace)
* ''
Margariscus nachtriebi''
( Cox, 1896) (Northern pearl dace)
References
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Plagopterinae
Fish of North America
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