Tampichthys

Tampichthys is a genus of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Leuciscidae, the shiners, daces and minnows.^[1] The fishies in this genus areendemic to east–central Mexico.^[2][3] They are entirely restricted to the Pánuco River basin, except T. ipni which also occurs in some other Mexican rivers that drain into the Gulf of Mexico.^[3]

Tampichthys
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Cypriniformes
Family:	Leuciscidae
Subfamily:	Pogonichthyinae
Genus:	Tampichthys Schönhuth, Doadrio, Domínguez-Domínguez, Hillis & Mayden, 2008[1]
Type species
Notropis rasconis D. S. Jordan & Snyder, 1899

These are small fish, generally no more than 9 cm (3.5 in) long,^[2] and overall brownish-silvery with a distinct dark horizontal line from the head to the tail base.^[3]

Species

Tampichthys was formerly considered a part of Dionda instead of a separate genus.^[3] Below is a list of the described species in Tampichthys,^[4] but undescribed species are known.^[3]

• Tampichthys catostomops (C. L. Hubbs & R. R. Miller, 1977) (Pánuco minnow)
• Tampichthys dichromus (C. L. Hubbs & R. R. Miller, 1977) (Bicolor minnow)
• Tampichthys erimyzonops (C. L. Hubbs & R. R. Miller, 1974) (Chubsucker minnow)
• Tampichthys ipni (Álvarez & L. Navarro, 1953) (Lantern minnow)
• Tampichthys mandibularis (Contreras-Balderas & Verduzco-Martínez, 1977) (Flatjaw minnow)
• Tampichthys rasconis (D. S. Jordan & Snyder, 1899) (Blackstripe minnow)