''Oregonichthys'' is a

genus Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ...

of 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 ...

in 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. Collectively known as Oregon chubs, that term can also refer to ''O. crameri'' in particular.

Species

''Oregonichthys'' contains the following species: * ''

Oregonichthys crameri The Oregon chub (''Oregonichthys crameri'') is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish beloinging to the Family (biology), family Leuciscidae, the shiners, daces and minnows. It is endemism, endemic to Oregon in the United States. From 1993 to 20 ...

'' ( Snyder, 1908) (Oregon chub) * ''

Oregonichthys kalawatseti ''Oregonichthys'' is a genus of freshwater Actinopterygii, ray-finned fish in the family (biology), family Leuciscidae, the shiners, daces and minnows. Collectively known as Oregon chubs, that term can also refer to ''O. crameri'' in particular. ...

'' Markle, Pearsons & D. T. Bills, 1991 (Umpqua chub)

References

External links

* CAtegory:Pogonichthyinae Freshwater fish of the United States Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Leuciscinae-stub