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==Characteristics== ''Rutilus'', according to Rafinesque, was characterised by "''Vent posterior nearer to the tail. Abdominal fins with nine rays. Mouth large and with lips. Scales large.''"<ref name = Rafinesque>{{cite journal |author=Rafinesque, C. S. |year=1820 |title=Fishes of the Ohio River |journal=Western Review and Miscellaneous Magazine: a monthly publ., devoted to literature and science |location=Lexington, KY |volume=2 |issue=4 |pages=235-242}}</ref> The smallest species in the genus is ''R. atropatenus'' with a maximum [[total length]] of {{cvt|9.5|cm}},<ref name = Fishbase>{{FishBase genus|genus=Pseudophoxinus|month=February|year=2025}}</ref> while the largest are ''R. frisii'' and ''R. meidingeri'' with a maximum [[total length]] of {{cvt|70|cm}}.<ref name = Fishbase2>{{FishBase genus|genus=Rutilus|month=February|year=2025}}</ref>
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