Dionda
| Desert minnows | |
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| Devils River minnow, Dionda diaboli | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Family: | Cyprinidae |
| Genus: | Dionda Girard, 1856 |
| Species | |
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Dionda is the genus of desert minnows, small fish belonging to the family Cyprinidae. They are native to fresh waters in the United States and Mexico. They are believed to feed primarily on algae.
Species
- Dionda argentosa Girard, 1856 (Manantial roundnose minnow)
- Dionda diaboli C. Hubbs & W. H. 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. Retrieved 6 June 2006.
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