Fish Identification: Find Species

Class: Teleostei
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Leuciscidae Minnows
Subfamily: Plagopterinae
Genus: Margariscus

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North America
Max. Length 16 cm TL
Margariscus margarita (Cope, 1867)

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Margariscus margarita
[Allegheny pearl dace]
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Max. Length 16 cm TL
 
Margariscus nachtriebi
[Northern pearl dace]


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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Margariscus margarita Allegheny pearl dace North America 16 TL 1867
Margariscus nachtriebi Northern pearl dace North America 16 TL 1896



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