Fallfish

Fallfish
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Leuciscidae
Subfamily: Plagopterinae
Genus: Semotilus
Species:
S. corporalis
Binomial name
Semotilus corporalis
(Mitchill, 1817)
Synonyms
  • Cyprinus corporalis Mitchill, 1817
  • Cheilonemus corporalis (Mitchill, 1817)
  • Cyprinus bullaris Rafinesque, 1817
  • Leuciscus pulchellus Storer, 1839
  • Leuciscus argenteus Storer, 1839
  • Leuciscus nitidus DeKay, 1842
  • Chilonemus cataractus Baird, 1851
  • Leucosomus rhotheus Cope, 1861
  • Squalius hyalope Cope, 1865

The fallfish (Semotilus corporalis) is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish in the family Leuciscidae. The fallfish is the largest minnow species native to Eastern North America.

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