Phoxinus is a genus of freshwater fish in the carp family (family Cyprinidae) of order Cypriniformes. The type species is Phoxinus phoxinus (the minnow or Eurasian minnow). The North American members of this genus are known as daces and the Old World ones as Eurasian minnows. The name `Minnow` was what early English fisherman used to describe `...... Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phoxinus