Fallfish

Fallfish
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Subfamily: Leuciscinae
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 North American freshwater fish, a chub in the family Cyprinidae. The fallfish is the largest minnow species native to Eastern North America.

  1. ^ NatureServe (2013). "Semotilus corporalis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2013: e.T202371A18231202. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T202371A18231202.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.