''Nocomis'' is a genus of freshwater
ray-finned fish
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belonging to the
family
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Leuciscidae
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Members of the Old World (OW) clade of minnows within this subfamily are known as European minnow ...
, the shiners, daces and minnows. The fishes in this genus are found in
North America
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.
Species
''Nocomis'' contains teh following valid species:
* ''
Nocomis asper''
Lachner & R. E. Jenkins, 1971 (Redspot chub)
* ''
Nocomis biguttatus''
( Kirtland, 1840) (Hornyhead chub)
* ''
Nocomis effusus''
Lachner & R. E. Jenkins, 1967 (Redtail chub)
* ''
Nocomis leptocephalus''
( Girard, 1856) (Bluehead chub)
* ''
Nocomis micropogon''
(Cope
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, 1865) (River chub)
* ''
Nocomis platyrhynchus''
Lachner & R. E. Jenkins, 1971 (Bigmouth chub)
* ''
Nocomis raneyi''
Lachner & R. E. Jenkins, 1971 (Bull chub)
References
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Pogonichthyinae
Fish of North America
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