Nocomis

Nocomis
Nocomis biguttatus
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Cypriniformes
Family:	Cyprinidae
Subfamily:	Leuciscinae
Genus:	Nocomis Girard, 1856
Type species
Nocomis nebracensis Girard, 1856
Synonyms
Ceratichthys Baird, 1856

Nocomis is a genus of cyprinid fish native to North America. There are currently seven described species in this genus.

Species

• Nocomis asper Lachner & R. E. Jenkins, 1971 (Redspot chub)
• Nocomis biguttatus (Kirtland, 1840) (Hornyhead chub)
• Nocomis effusus Lachner & R. E. Jenkins, 1967 (Redtail chub)
• Nocomis leptocephalus (Girard, 1856) (Bluehead chub)
• Nocomis micropogon (Cope, 1865) (River chub)
• Nocomis platyrhynchus Lachner & R. E. Jenkins, 1971 (Bigmouth chub)
• Nocomis raneyi Lachner & R. E. Jenkins, 1971 (Bull chub)

References

• Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Nocomis". FishBase. August 2011 version.