''Exoglossum'' is a

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of mound-building freshwater

ray-finned fish Actinopterygii (; ), members of which are known as ray-finned fish or actinopterygians, is a class of bony fish that comprise over 50% of living vertebrate species. They are so called because of their lightly built fins made of webbings of sk ...

belonging to the

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Leuciscidae Leuciscidae is a family of freshwater ray-finned fishes, formerly classified as a subfamily of the Cyprinidae, which contains the true minnows. Members of the Old World (OW) clade of minnows within this subfamily are known as European minnow ...

, the shiners, daces and minnows. containing two species, commonly known as cutlip minnows, although the individual species, particularly '' Exoglossum maxillingua'', are also locally known by that name. Species of this genus usually range from 3 inches to 18 inches when sexually mature. In many areas these minnows are valued as both

panfish The word panfish, also spelled pan-fish or pan fish, is an American English term describing any food fish, edible freshwater fish that usually do not outgrow the size of an average frying pan. It is also commonly used by recreational fishing, re ...

and

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Species

These are the species contained in this genus: * '' Exoglossum laurae'' ( C. L. Hubbs, 1931) (Tonguetied minnow) * '' Exoglossum maxillingua'' ( Lesueur, 1817) (Cutlips minnow)

References

* Pogonichthyinae Freshwater fish of North America Taxa named by Constantine Samuel Rafinesque {{Leuciscinae-stub