Hesperoleucus

Hesperoleucus is a genus of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Leuciscidae, which includes the daces, chubs, Eurasian minnows and related species.^[1] The species in this genus are found in Western North America.

Hesperoleucus
California roach (Hesperoleucus symmetricus)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Cypriniformes
Family:	Leuciscidae
Subfamily:	Laviniinae
Genus:	Hesperoleucus Snyder, 1913[1]
Type species
Pogonichthys symmetricus Baird & Girard, 1854[1]
Synonyms[1]
Endemichthys Hopkirk, 1974

Species

Hesperoleucus contains the following valid species:^[2]

• Hesperoleucus mitrulus Snyder, 1913 (pit roach)
• Hesperoleucus parvipinnis Snyder, 1913 (Gualala roach)
• Hesperoleucus symmetricus (Baird & Girard, 1854) (California roach)
• Hesperoleucus venustus Snyder, 1913 (coastal roach)