Tampichthys

Tampichthys
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Cypriniformes
Family:	Cyprinidae
Subfamily:	Leuciscinae
Genus:	Tampichthys; Schönhuth, Doadrio, Domínguez-Domínguez, Hillis & Mayden, 2008
Type species
	Notropis rasconis; Jordan & Snyder, 1899

Tampichthys is a genus of cyprinid fish endemic to east–central Mexico.^[1]^[2] They are entirely restricted to the Pánuco River basin, except T. ipni which also occurs in some other Mexican rivers that drain into the Gulf of Mexico.^[2]

These are small fish, generally no more than 9 cm (3.5 in) long,^[1] and overall brownish-silvery with a distinct dark horizontal line from the head to the tail base.^[2]

Species

Tampichthys was formerly considered a part of Dionda instead of a separate genus.^[2] There are six described species in Tampichthys,^[1] but undescribed species are known.^[2]

Tampichthys catostomops (C. L. Hubbs & R. R. Miller, 1977) (Pánuco minnow)
Tampichthys dichromus (C. L. Hubbs & R. R. Miller, 1977) (Bicolor minnow)
Tampichthys erimyzonops (C. L. Hubbs & R. R. Miller, 1974) (Chubsucker minnow)
Tampichthys ipni (Álvarez & Navarro, 1953) (Lantern minnow)
Tampichthys mandibularis (Contreras-Balderas & Verduzco-Martínez, 1977) (Flatjaw minnow)
Tampichthys rasconis (D. S. Jordan & Snyder, 1899) (Blackstripe minnow)

References

^ ^a ^b ^c Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Tampichthys". FishBase. September 2018 version.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Schönhuth, S.; I. Doadrio; O. Dominguez-Dominguez; D.M. Hillis; R.L. Mayden (2008). "Molecular evolution of southern North American Cyprinidae (Actinopterygii), with the description of the new genus Tampichthys from central Mexico". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 47 (2): 729–756. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2007.11.036.