The Calabazas shiner (''Notropis calabazas'') is a species of

ray-finned fish Actinopterygii (; ), members of which are known as ray-finned fishes, is a class of bony fish. They comprise over 50% of living vertebrate species. The ray-finned fishes are so called because their fins are webs of skin supported by bony or h ...

in the genus ''

Notropis ''Notropis'' is a genus of freshwater fish in the family Cyprinidae. They are known commonly as eastern shiners.''N ...

''. It is endemic to central

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, where it is found in the Rio Panuco basin.

References

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Fish described in 2004 {{Notropis-stub