Dionda

Dionda
Desert minnows
Devils River minnow, Dionda diaboli
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Genus: Dionda
Girard, 1856
Species

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Dionda is the genus of desert minnows, small fish belonging to the family Cyprinidae. They are native to the fresh waters or North And Central America. They are believed to feed primarily on algae.

Species

  • Dionda argentosa Girard, 1856 (Manantial roundnose minnow)
  • Dionda diaboli Clark Hubbs & Brown, 1957 (Devils River minnow)
  • Dionda episcopa Girard, 1856 (Roundnose minnow)
  • Dionda melanops Girard, 1856 (Spotted minnow)
  • Dionda nigrotaeniata (Cope, 1880) (Guadalupe roundnose minnow)
  • Dionda serena Girard, 1856 (Nueces roundnose minnow)

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