Hesperoleucus
| Hesperoleucus | |
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| California roach (Hesperoleucus symmetricus) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Family: | Leuciscidae |
| Subfamily: | Laviniinae |
| Genus: | Hesperoleucus Snyder, 1913[1] |
| Type species | |
| Pogonichthys symmetricus | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Hesperoleucus is a genus of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Leuciscidae, which includes the daces, chubs, Eurasian minnows and related species.[1] The species in this genus are found in Western North America.
Species
[edit]Hesperoleucus contains the following valid species:[2]
- Hesperoleucus mitrulus Snyder, 1913 (pit roach)
- Hesperoleucus parvipinnis Snyder, 1913 (Gualala roach)
- Hesperoleucus symmetricus (Baird & Girard, 1854) (California roach)
- Hesperoleucus venustus Snyder, 1913 (coastal roach)
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Laviniinae". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 18 May 2025.
- ^ Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Hesperoleucus". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 18 May 2025.