Oregonichthys
Genus of fishes
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Oregonichthys is a genus of freshwater ray-finned fish in the family Leuciscidae, the shiners, daces and minnows. Collectively known as Oregon chubs, that term can also refer to O. crameri in particular.
| Oregonichthys | |
|---|---|
| Oregon chub (O. crameri) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Family: | Leuciscidae |
| Subfamily: | Pogonichthyinae |
| Genus: | Oregonichthys C. L. Hubbs in Schultz, 1929[1] |
| Type species | |
| Hybopsis crameri Snyder, 1908[1] | |
Species
Oregonichthys contains the following species:[2]
- Oregonichthys crameri (Snyder, 1908) (Oregon chub)
- Oregonichthys kalawatseti Markle, Pearsons & D. T. Bills, 1991 (Umpqua chub)