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Tampichthys

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Tampichthys
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Leuciscidae
Subfamily: Pogonichthyinae
Genus: Tampichthys
Schönhuth, Doadrio, Domínguez-Domínguez, Hillis & Mayden, 2008[1]
Type species
Notropis rasconis

Tampichthys is a genus of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Leuciscidae, the shiners, daces and minnows.[1] The fishies in this genus areendemic to east–central Mexico.[2][3] They are entirely restricted to the Pánuco River basin, except T. ipni which also occurs in some other Mexican rivers that drain into the Gulf of Mexico.[3]

These are small fish, generally no more than 9 cm (3.5 in) long,[2] and overall brownish-silvery with a distinct dark horizontal line from the head to the tail base.[3]

Species

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Tampichthys was formerly considered a part of Dionda instead of a separate genus.[3] Below is a list of the described species in Tampichthys,[4] but undescribed species are known.[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Pogonichthyinae". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 21 March 2025.
  2. ^ a b Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Tampichthys". FishBase. September 2018 version.
  3. ^ a b c d e Schönhuth, S.; I. Doadrio; O. Dominguez-Dominguez; D.M. Hillis; R.L. Mayden (2008). "Molecular evolution of southern North American Cyprinidae (Actinopterygii), with the description of the new genus Tampichthys from central Mexico". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 47 (2): 729–756. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2007.11.036. PMID 18353691.
  4. ^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Tampichthys". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 21 March 2025.