- Dionda
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Desert minnows Devils River minnow, Dionda diaboli Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Actinopterygii Order: Cypriniformes Family: Cyprinidae Genus: Dionda
Girard, 1856Species 6, See text.
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)
References
- Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2011). Species of Dionda in FishBase. August 2011 version.
- "Dionda". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. http://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=163512. Retrieved 6 June 2006.
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