Biology:Margariscus
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Short description: Genus of fishes
Margariscus | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Cypriniformes |
Family: | Leuciscidae |
Subfamily: | Plagopterinae |
Genus: | Margariscus Cockerell, 1909 |
Margariscus, known as the pearl daces, is a genus of leusiscid fishes found in North America. There are currently two recognized species in this genus. Margariscus comes from the Greek word margariskos, meaning pearl.
Species
- Margariscus margarita (Cope, 1867) (Allegheny pearl dace)
- Margariscus nachtriebi (Cox, 1896) (Northern pearl dace)
References
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2011). Species of Margariscus in FishBase. August 2011 version.
Wikidata ☰ Q1960899 entry
Original source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Margariscus.
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