Miniellus

Miniellus

Swallowtail shiner (Hybognathus procne)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Division:	Teleostei
Order:	Cypriniformes
Family:	Leuciscidae
Subfamily:	Pogonichthyinae
Genus:	Miniellus D. S. Jordan, 1882
Type species
Hybognathus procne Cope, 1865

Miniellus is a genus of freshwater ray-finned fishes belonging to the family Leuciscidae, the shiners, daces and minnows. The species in this genus are found in North America.

Species

Miniellus contains the following valid species:

Miniellus albizonatus Warren & Burr, 1994 (Palezone shiner)
Miniellus alborus C. L. Hubbs & Raney, 1947 (Whitemouth shiner)
Miniellus ammophilus Suttkus & Boschung, 1990 (Orangefin shiner)
Miniellus boops C. H. Gilbert, 1884 (Bigeye shiner)
Miniellus chihuahua Woolman, 1892 (Chihuahua shiner)
Miniellus greenei C. L. Hubbs & Ortenburger, 1929 (Wedgespot shiner)
Miniellus heterodon (Cope, 1865) (Blackchin shiner)
Miniellus longirostris (O. P. Hay, 1881) (Longnose shiner)
Miniellus melanostomus Bortone, 1989 (Blackmouth shiner)
Miniellus nubilus (S. A. Forbes, 1878) (Ozark minnow)
Miniellus ortenburgeri C. L. Hubbs, 1927 (Kiamichi shiner)
Miniellus procne (Cope, 1865) (Swallowtail shiner)
Miniellus sabinae D. S. Jordan & C. H. Gilbert, 1886 (Sabine shiner)
Miniellus stramineus (Cope, 1865) (Sand shiner)
Miniellus topeka (C. H. Gilbert, 1884) (Topeka shiner)
Miniellus uranoscopus Suttkus, 1959 (Skygazer shiner)

References

1 2 Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Pogonichthyinae". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 14 March 2025.
↑ Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Miniellus". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 14 March 2025.