Mylocheilus caurinus
The peamouth (Mylocheilus caurinus), also known as the peamouth chub, redmouth sucker or northwestern dace, is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish from the family Leuciscidae, the shiners, daces and minnows. This species is found in western North America.
Species
peamouth
SPECIES
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassTeleostei
- OrderCypriniformes
- FamilyCyprinidae
Habitatbrackish, freshwater
via GBIF
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- Distribution
- Habitat
- Biology
- Human use
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The peamouth (Mylocheilus caurinus), also known as the peamouth chub, redmouth sucker or northwestern dace, is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish from the family Leuciscidae, the shiners, daces and minnows. This species is found in western North America.
== Taxonomy == The peamouth is the only extant species in the genus Mylocheilus. However, three fossil species are also known from the Late Miocene and Pliocene of western North America. †Mylocheilus inflexus (Cope, 1883) - Late Miocene/Early Pliocene of Deer Butte Formation (Oregon), Pliocene of the Glenns Ferry Formation (Idaho) †Mylocheilus robustus (Leidy, 1870) - Late Miocene/Early Pliocene of Deer Butte Formation (Oregon), Pliocene of the Glenns Ferry Formation (Idaho) †Mylocheilus whitei Smith & Cossel, 2002 - Late Miocene (Hemphillian) of the Poison Creek Formation (Idaho)