Mylocheilus caurinus

Mylocheilus caurinus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Genus: Mylocheilus
Agassiz, 1855
Species: M. caurinus
Binomial name
Mylocheilus caurinus
(J. Richardson, 1836)

Mylocheilus caurinus, the peamouth, is a species of cyprinid fish that is found in North America. It is the only species in its genus.

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