Fish Identification

Fish Identification: Find Species

Class: Teleostei
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Leuciscidae Minnows
Subfamily: Pogonichthyinae
Genus: Hydrophlox

(See list of species below)


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5 species (see list below)
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Photo by N. Burkhead & R. Jenkins, courtesy of VDGIF

North America
Max. Length 7.2 cm TL
Hydrophlox chiliticus (Cope, 1870)
Photo by N. Burkhead & R. Jenkins, courtesy of VDGIF
 
Hydrophlox chiliticus
[Redlip shiner]
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Max. Length 7.2 cm TL
 
Hydrophlox chlorocephalus
[Greenhead shiner]
Photo by Bukkems, J.

North America
Max. Length 8.1 cm TL
Hydrophlox chrosomus (Jordan, 1877)
Photo by Bukkems, J.
 
Hydrophlox chrosomus
[Rainbow shiner]
Photo by Burkhead, N.

North America
Max. Length 7.5 cm TL
Hydrophlox lutipinnis Jordan & Brayton, 1878
Photo by Burkhead, N.
 
Hydrophlox lutipinnis
[Yellowfin shiner]
Photo by Shattuck, Z.R.

North America
Max. Length 8.4 cm TL
Hydrophlox rubricroceus (Cope, 1868)
Photo by Shattuck, Z.R.
 
Hydrophlox rubricroceus
[Saffron shiner]


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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Hydrophlox chiliticus Redlip shiner North America 7.2 TL 1870
Hydrophlox chlorocephalus Greenhead shiner North America 7.2 TL 1870
Hydrophlox chrosomus Rainbow shiner North America 8.1 TL 1877
Hydrophlox lutipinnis Yellowfin shiner North America 7.5 TL 1878
Hydrophlox rubricroceus Saffron shiner North America 8.4 TL 1868



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