Leuciscidae
Also known as true minnows
Leuciscidae is a family of freshwater ray-finned fishes, formerly classified as a subfamily of the Cyprinidae, which contains the true minnows.
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FAMILY
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassTeleostei
- OrderCypriniformes
- FamilyLeuciscidae
Habitatfreshwater
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Leuciscidae is a family of freshwater ray-finned fishes, formerly classified as a subfamily of the Cyprinidae, which contains the true minnows.
Members of the Old World (OW) clade of minnows within this subfamily are known as European minnows. As the name suggests, most members of the OW clade are found in Eurasia, aside from the golden shiner (Notemigonus crysoleucas), which is found in eastern North America.