Tampichthys
Genus of fishes
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Tampichthys is a genus of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Leuciscidae, the shiners, daces and minnows.[1] The fishes in this genus are endemic 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]
| Tampichthys | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| 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 D. S. Jordan & Snyder, 1899 | |
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
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]
- Tampichthys catostomops (C. L. Hubbs & R. R. Miller, 1977) (Pánuco minnow)
- Tampichthys dichromus (C. L. Hubbs & R. R. Miller, 1977) (Bicolor minnow)
- Tampichthys erimyzonops (C. L. Hubbs & R. R. Miller, 1974) (Chubsucker minnow)
- Tampichthys ipni (Álvarez & L. Navarro, 1953) (Lantern minnow)
- Tampichthys mandibularis (Contreras-Balderas & Verduzco-Martínez, 1977) (Flatjaw minnow)
- Tampichthys rasconis (D. S. Jordan & Snyder, 1899) (Blackstripe minnow)
