Margariscus, known as the pearl daces, is a genus of leusiscid fishes found in North America. There are currently two recognized species in this genus. Margariscus comes from the Greek word margariskos, meaning pearl.
| Margariscus | |
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| Margariscus margarita | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Family: | Leuciscidae |
| Subfamily: | Plagopterinae |
| Genus: | Margariscus Cockerell, 1909 |
| Type species | |
| Clinostomus margarita Cope, 1867 | |
Species
edit- Margariscus margarita (Cope, 1867) (Allegheny pearl dace)
- Margariscus nachtriebi (Cox, 1896) (Northern pearl dace)
References
edit- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Margariscus". FishBase. August 2011 version.
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