''Notropis'' is a
genus
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of
freshwater fish
Freshwater fish are those that spend some or all of their lives in fresh water, such as rivers and lakes, with a salinity of less than 1.05%. These environments differ from marine conditions in many ways, especially the difference in levels of s ...
in the
family
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Cyprinidae
Cyprinidae is a family of freshwater fish commonly called the carp or minnow family. It includes the carps, the true minnows, and relatives like the barbs and barbels. Cyprinidae is the largest and most diverse fish family and the largest v ...
. They are known commonly as eastern shiners.
''Notropis''
Système canadien d’information sur la biodiversité (SCIB) They are native to North America, and are the continent's second largest genus.[McAllister, C.T., Layher, W.G., Robison, H.W. & Buchanan, T.M. (2009)]
New Distribution Records for Three Species of ''Notropis'' (Cypriniformes: Cyprinidae) from Large Rivers of Arkansas.
''Journal of the Arkansas Academy of Science, 63: 192-194.''
A 1997 phylogenetic analysis
In biology
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placed the genus in a clade with '' Campostoma'', ''Cyprinella
''Cyprinella'' is a genus of fish in the family Cyprinidae, the carps and minnows. They are known as the satinfin shiners. They are native to North America, and some are among the most common freshwater fish species on the eastern side of the con ...
'', ''Phenacobius
''Phenacobius'', the suckermouth minnows, is a genus of cyprinid fishes endemic to the United States. Historically the suckermouth minnow was not found as far eastward as Ohio, now they seem to be a stable species living throughout the Midwest an ...
'', ''Platygobio
The flathead chub (''Platygobio gracilis'') is a species of fish in the carp family, Cyprinidae. It is the only member of the monotypic genus ''Platygobio''.Froese, R. and D. Pauly, Eds. (2011)''Platygobio''.FishBase. It is native to North Ameri ...
'' and ''Rhinichthys
''Rhinichthys'', known as the riffle daces, is a genus of freshwater fish in the carp family (Cyprinidae) of the order Cypriniformes. The type species is '' Rhinichthys atratulus'', the blacknose dace. ''Rhinichthys'' species range throughout No ...
''.[Simons, A.M. & Mayden, R. (1997)]
Phylogenetic Relationships of the Creek Chubs and the Spine-Fins: an Enigmatic Group of North American Cyprinid Fishes (Actinopterygii: Cyprinidae).
''Cladistics, 13 (3): 187-205.'' The systematics
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of the genus is still unclear. It has not been confirmed to be monophyletic
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. While it has been divided into several subgenera and species
In biology, a species is the basic unit of Taxonomy (biology), classification and a taxonomic rank of an organism, as well as a unit of biodiversity. A species is often defined as the largest group of organisms in which any two individuals of ...
groups, the relationships between the taxa are not yet understood.[Cashner, M.F., Piller, K.R. & Bart, H.L. (2011)]
Phylogenetic relationships of the North American cyprinid subgenus ''Hydrophlox''.
''Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, 59 (3): 725-735.''
Characteristics
Members of the genus ''Notropis'' have eight dorsal rays and usually have no barbel (with the exception of Redeye chub). Scales for most species are not usually that much taller than they are wide. Their scales are usually not diamond shaped.
Their intestines are short and usually have one loop at the front.
Species
There are currently 88 recognized species in this genus:
* '' Notropis aguirrepequenoi'' Contreras-Balderas & Rivera-Tiellery, 1973 (Soto la Marina shiner)
* ''Notropis albizonatus
The palezone shiner (''Notropis albizonatus'') is a rare species of ray-finned fish in the family Cyprinidae. It is native to Alabama and Kentucky in the United States. It once occurred in Tennessee, but it has been extirpated from the state. ...
'' Warren & Burr
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, 1994 (Palezone shiner)
* '' Notropis alborus'' C. L. Hubbs & Raney, 1947 (Whitemouth shiner)
* ''Notropis altipinnis
Highfin shiner (''Notropis altipinnis'') is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus '' Notropis''. It is endemic to the United States, where it is found in the lower Roanoke River drainage from southeastern Virginia, south in Piedmont and Co ...
'' (Cope
The cope (known in Latin as ''pluviale'' 'rain coat' or ''cappa'' 'cape') is a liturgical vestment, more precisely a long mantle or cloak, open in front and fastened at the breast with a band or clasp. It may be of any liturgical colours, litu ...
, 1870) (Highfin shiner)
* ''Notropis amabilis
The Texas shiner (''Notropis amabilis'') is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus '' Notropis''. It is found in the Colorado River to Rio Grande drainage from Texas and northeastern Mexico and the Rio Salado and Rio San Juan systems in ...
'' ( Girard, 1856) (Texas shiner) [
* '']Notropis amecae
The Ameca shiner (''Notropis amecae'') is a species of cyprinid fish in the family Cyprinidae. The Ameca shiner was described in 1986 from upper parts of the Ameca River drainage in Jalisco, Mexico. Although already feared extinct by 1969, and li ...
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& R. R. Miller, 1986 (Ameca shiner)
* ''Notropis ammophilus
The orangefin shiner (''Notropis ammophilus'') is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus '' Notropis''. It is widely distributed in the Mobile basin, below the Fall Line in Alabama and Mississippi, with disjunct populations occur in the Yello ...
'' Suttkus & Boschung
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, 1990 (Orangefin shiner)
* ''Notropis amoenus
The comely shiner (''Notropis amoenus'') is a small species of North American fish belonging to the family Cyprinidae
Cyprinidae is a family of freshwater fish commonly called the carp or minnow family. It includes the carps, the true minnows ...
'' ( C. C. Abbott, 1874) (Comely shiner)
* '' Notropis anogenus'' S. A. Forbes, 1885 (Pugnose shiner)
* ''Notropis ariommus
The popeye shiner (''Notropis ariommus'') is a North American species of freshwater cyprinid fish.
Geographic distribution
The popeye shiner is native to the United States, particularly the Ohio River basin and the Tennessee River drainage, sp ...
'' (Cope
The cope (known in Latin as ''pluviale'' 'rain coat' or ''cappa'' 'cape') is a liturgical vestment, more precisely a long mantle or cloak, open in front and fastened at the breast with a band or clasp. It may be of any liturgical colours, litu ...
, 1867) (Popeye shiner)
* ''Notropis asperifrons
The burrhead shiner (''Notropis asperifrons'') is a species of cyprinid fish. It is endemic to the United States and occurs in the Alabama and Black Warrior River systems in southeastern Tennessee, northwestern Georgia, and Alabama, mostl ...
'' Suttkus & Raney, 1955 (Burrhead shiner)
* ''Notropis atherinoides
The emerald shiner (''Notropis atherinoides'') is one of hundreds of small, silvery, slender fish species known as shiners. The identifying characteristic of the emerald shiner is the silvery emerald color on its sides. It can grow to 3.5&nb ...
'' Rafinesque
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, 1818 (Emerald shiner)
* '' Notropis atrocaudalis'' Evermann, 1892 (Blackspot shiner)
* †
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& R. R. Miller, 1986 (Durango shiner)
* ''Notropis baileyi
The rough shiner (''Notropis baileyi'') is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus ''Notropis''. It is endemic to the United States, where it is found in the upper Coastal Plain and Piedmont areas from Leaf River (Mississippi), Leaf and Chickas ...
'' Suttkus & Raney, 1955 (Rough shiner)
* '' Notropis bairdi'' C. L. Hubbs & Ortenburger, 1929 (Red River shiner)
* '' Notropis bifrenatus'' (Cope
The cope (known in Latin as ''pluviale'' 'rain coat' or ''cappa'' 'cape') is a liturgical vestment, more precisely a long mantle or cloak, open in front and fastened at the breast with a band or clasp. It may be of any liturgical colours, litu ...
, 1867) (Bridle shiner)
* ''Notropis blennius
The river shiner (''Notropis blennius'') is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus '' Notropis''. It is found in the United States and Canada, where it inhabits the Hudson Bay basin from Alberta to Manitoba, south through the Red Red River in ...
'' ( Girard, 1856) (River shiner)
* '' Notropis boops'' C. H. Gilbert, 1884 (Bigeye shiner)
* '' Notropis boucardi'' ( Günther, 1868) (Balsas shiner)
* '' Notropis braytoni'' D. S. Jordan & Evermann, 1896 (Tamaulipas shiner)
* '' Notropis buccula'' F. B. Cross, 1953 (Smalleye shiner)
* '' Notropis buchanani'' Meek, 1896 (Ghost shiner)
* '' Notropis cahabae'' Mayden & Kuhajda, 1989 (Cahaba shiner)
* ''Notropis calabazas
The Calabazas shiner (''Notropis calabazas'') is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus '' Notropis''. It is endemic to central Mexico, where it is found in the Rio Panuco basin.
References
*
Calabazas
Calabaza is the generic na ...
'' J. Lyons & Mercado-Silva, 2004 (Calabazas shiner)
* '' Notropis calientis'' D. S. Jordan & Snyder, 1899 (Yellow shiner)
* '' Notropis candidus'' Suttkus, 1980 (Silverside shiner)
* '' Notropis chalybaeus'' (Cope
The cope (known in Latin as ''pluviale'' 'rain coat' or ''cappa'' 'cape') is a liturgical vestment, more precisely a long mantle or cloak, open in front and fastened at the breast with a band or clasp. It may be of any liturgical colours, litu ...
, 1867) (Ironcolor shiner)
* ''Notropis chihuahua
The Chihuahua shiner (''Notropis chihuahua'') is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish from the family Cyprinidae, the carps and minnows. It is found in southern Texas and northern Mexico.
Description
The Chihuahua shiner has a stout, barely ...
'' Woolman, 1892 (Chihuahua shiner)
* '' Notropis chiliticus'' (Cope
The cope (known in Latin as ''pluviale'' 'rain coat' or ''cappa'' 'cape') is a liturgical vestment, more precisely a long mantle or cloak, open in front and fastened at the breast with a band or clasp. It may be of any liturgical colours, litu ...
, 1870) (Redlip shiner)
* ''Notropis chlorocephalus
The greenhead shiner (''Notropis chlorocephalus'') is a North American cyprinid fish, found in the Catawba River system or the Santee River drainage in North Carolina and South Carolina.
References
* Robert Jay Goldstein, Rodney W. Harpe ...
'' (Cope
The cope (known in Latin as ''pluviale'' 'rain coat' or ''cappa'' 'cape') is a liturgical vestment, more precisely a long mantle or cloak, open in front and fastened at the breast with a band or clasp. It may be of any liturgical colours, litu ...
, 1870) (Greenhead shiner)
* '' Notropis chrosomus'' ( D. S. Jordan, 1877) (Rainbow shiner)
* ''Notropis cumingii
The Atoyac chub (''Notropis cumingii'') is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus '' Notropis''. It is endemic to Mexico.
References
Notropis
Freshwater fish of Mexico
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'' ( Günther, 1868) (Atoyac chub)
* ''Notropis cummingsae
The dusky shiner (''Notropis cummingsae'') is a species of cyprinid fish in the genus '' Notropis''. It is endemic to the United States, where it is found in the lower Tar River drainage, North Carolina, south to Altamaha River drainage in ...
'' G. S. Myers, 1925 (Dusky shiner)
* '' Notropis dorsalis'' ( Agassiz, 1854) (Bigmouth shiner)
* '' Notropis edwardraneyi'' Suttkus & Clemmer, 1968 (Fluvial shiner)
* '' Notropis girardi'' C. L. Hubbs & Ortenburger, 1929 (Arkansas River shiner)
* ''Notropis grandis
The Zacapu shiner (''Notropis grandis'') is a small North American freshwater fish, where it is known only from the Zacapu Lagoon and its outlet in Michoacán, Mexico.
The Zacapu shiner is a member of the '' Notropis calientis'' species complex a ...
'' Domínguez-Domínguez, Pérez-Rodríguez, Escalera-Vázquez & Doadrio, 2009 (Zacapu shiner)
* ''Notropis greenei
The wedgespot shiner (''Notropis greenei'') is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus '' Notropis''. It is endemic to the United States, where it is found in the Ozark Uplands of the middle Arkansas River drainage of central Arkansas, north ...
'' C. L. Hubbs & Ortenburger, 1929 (Wedgespot shiner)
* ''Notropis harperi
Redeye chub (''Notropis harperi'') is a species of cyprinid
Cyprinidae is a family of freshwater fish commonly called the carp or minnow family. It includes the carps, the true minnows, and relatives like the barbs and barbels. Cyprinidae is t ...
'' (Fowler, 1941), ( Redeye chub)
* '' Notropis heterodon'' (Cope
The cope (known in Latin as ''pluviale'' 'rain coat' or ''cappa'' 'cape') is a liturgical vestment, more precisely a long mantle or cloak, open in front and fastened at the breast with a band or clasp. It may be of any liturgical colours, litu ...
, 1865) (Blackchin shiner)
* ''Notropis heterolepis
The blacknose shiner (''Notropis heterolepis'') is a species of fish belonging to the family Leuciscidae.
Description
The blacknose shiner is a soft-rayed species up to 9.8 cm with toothless jaws, but gill arches that contain one or two ro ...
'' C. H. Eigenmann & R. S. Eigenmann, 1893 (Blacknose shiner)
* '' Notropis hudsonius'' ( Clinton, 1824) (Spottail shiner)
* '' Notropis hypsilepis'' Suttkus & Raney, 1955 (Highscale shiner)
* '' Notropis jemezanus'' (Cope
The cope (known in Latin as ''pluviale'' 'rain coat' or ''cappa'' 'cape') is a liturgical vestment, more precisely a long mantle or cloak, open in front and fastened at the breast with a band or clasp. It may be of any liturgical colours, litu ...
, 1875) (Rio Grande shiner)
* '' Notropis leuciodus'' (Cope
The cope (known in Latin as ''pluviale'' 'rain coat' or ''cappa'' 'cape') is a liturgical vestment, more precisely a long mantle or cloak, open in front and fastened at the breast with a band or clasp. It may be of any liturgical colours, litu ...
, 1868) (Tennessee shiner)
* ''Notropis longirostris
The longnose shiner (''Notropis longirostris'') is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus '' Notropis''.
Description
Longnose shiners are elongate, straw-colored shiners with a long, bunt snout, broadly rounded head, and a large subterminal ...
'' ( O. P. Hay, 1881) (Longnose shiner)
* '' Notropis lutipinnis'' ( D. S. Jordan & Brayton, 1878) (Yellowfin shiner)
* '' Notropis maculatus'' ( O. P. Hay, 1881) (Taillight shiner)
* '' Notropis marhabatiensis'' Domínguez-Domínguez, Pérez-Rodríguez, Escalera-Vázquez & Doadrio, 2009 (Maravatío shiner)
* '' Notropis megalops'' ( Girard, 1856) [Conway, K.W. & Kim, D. (2016): Redescription of the Texas Shiner ''Notropis amabilis'' from the southwestern United States and northern Mexico with the reinstatement of ''N. megalops'' (Teleostei: Cyprinidae). ''Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters, 26 (4): 305-340.'']
* '' Notropis mekistocholas'' Snelson, 1971 (Cape Fear shiner)
* '' Notropis melanostomus'' Bortone, 1989 (Blackmouth shiner)
* ''Notropis micropteryx
The highland shiner (''Notropis micropteryx'') is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus '' Notropis''. It is endemic to the United States where it is found in tributaries of the Green, Cumberland
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'' (Cope
The cope (known in Latin as ''pluviale'' 'rain coat' or ''cappa'' 'cape') is a liturgical vestment, more precisely a long mantle or cloak, open in front and fastened at the breast with a band or clasp. It may be of any liturgical colours, litu ...
, 1868) (Highland shiner)
* '' Notropis moralesi'' F. de Buen, 1955 (Papaloapan chub)
* '' Notropis nazas'' Meek, 1904 (Nazas shiner)
* '' Notropis nubilus'' ( S. A. Forbes, 1878) (Ozark minnow)
* †
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'' Notropis orca'' Woolman, 1894 (Phantom shiner)
* '' Notropis ortenburgeri'' C. L. Hubbs, 1927 (Kiamichi shiner)
* ''Notropis oxyrhynchus
The sharpnose shiner (''Notropis oxyrhynchus'') is a species of ray-finned fish in the family Cyprinidae, the carps and minnows. It is endemic to Texas in the United States, where it is limited to the upper Brazos River basin. '' C. L. Hubbs & Bonham, 1951 (Sharpnose shiner)
* ''Notropis ozarcanus
The Ozark shiner (''Notropis ozarcanus'') is a species of freshwater cyprinid fish endemic to the United States where it is found in the Ozark Uplands in southern Missouri and northern Arkansas, inhabiting the White and Black
Black is a c ...
'' Meek, 1891 (Ozark shiner)
* '' Notropis percobromus'' (Cope
The cope (known in Latin as ''pluviale'' 'rain coat' or ''cappa'' 'cape') is a liturgical vestment, more precisely a long mantle or cloak, open in front and fastened at the breast with a band or clasp. It may be of any liturgical colours, litu ...
, 1871) (Carmine shiner)
* '' Notropis perpallidus'' C. L. Hubbs & J. D. Black, 1940 (Peppered shiner)
* ''Notropis petersoni
The coastal shiner (''Notropis petersoni'') is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus '' Notropis''. It is endemic to the United States where it is found in Atlantic and Gulf slope drainages from the Cape Fear and Waccamaw river drainages, Nor ...
'' Fowler, 1942 (Coastal shiner)
* '' Notropis photogenis'' (Cope
The cope (known in Latin as ''pluviale'' 'rain coat' or ''cappa'' 'cape') is a liturgical vestment, more precisely a long mantle or cloak, open in front and fastened at the breast with a band or clasp. It may be of any liturgical colours, litu ...
, 1865) (Silver shiner)
* '' Notropis potteri'' C. L. Hubbs & Bonham, 1951 (Chub shiner)
* '' Notropis procne'' (Cope
The cope (known in Latin as ''pluviale'' 'rain coat' or ''cappa'' 'cape') is a liturgical vestment, more precisely a long mantle or cloak, open in front and fastened at the breast with a band or clasp. It may be of any liturgical colours, litu ...
, 1865) (Swallowtail shiner)
* ''Notropis rafinesquei
The Yazoo shiner (''Notropis rafinesquei'') is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish in the genus '' Notropis''.
It is endemic to Mississippi in the Southeastern United States, where it inhabits the upper tributaries of the Yazoo River sys ...
'' Suttkus, 1991 (Yazoo shiner)
* ''Notropis rubellus
The rosyface shiner (''Notropis rubellus'') is a small fresh water fish of the minnow and carp family (Cyprinidae). It is native to eastern North America.
Description
The species can grow up to . They have a fusiform body shape with silvery si ...
'' ( Agassiz, 1850) (Rosyface shiner)
* '' Notropis rubricroceus'' (Cope
The cope (known in Latin as ''pluviale'' 'rain coat' or ''cappa'' 'cape') is a liturgical vestment, more precisely a long mantle or cloak, open in front and fastened at the breast with a band or clasp. It may be of any liturgical colours, litu ...
, 1868) (Saffron shiner)
* ''Notropis rupestris
The bedrock shiner (''Notropis rupestris'') is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus '' Notropis''. It is endemic to the United States, where it inhabits the lower Caney Fork system and nearby tributaries of the central Cumberland River drain ...
'' Page, 1987 (Bedrock shiner)
* '' Notropis sabinae'' D. S. Jordan & C. H. Gilbert, 1886 (Sabine shiner)
* †
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'' Notropis saladonis'' C. L. Hubbs & C. Hubbs, 1958 (Salado shiner)
* '' Notropis scabriceps'' (Cope
The cope (known in Latin as ''pluviale'' 'rain coat' or ''cappa'' 'cape') is a liturgical vestment, more precisely a long mantle or cloak, open in front and fastened at the breast with a band or clasp. It may be of any liturgical colours, litu ...
, 1868) (New River shiner)
* '' Notropis scepticus'' ( D. S. Jordan & C. H. Gilbert, 1883) (Sandbar shiner)
* ''Notropis semperasper
The roughhead shiner (''Notropis semperasper'') is a species of freshwater fish in the family Cyprinidae.
It is found only in the upper James River
The James River is a river in the U.S. state of Virginia that begins in the Appalachian Moun ...
'' C. R. Gilbert, 1961 (Roughhead shiner)
* ''Notropis shumardi
The silverband shiner (''Notropis shumardi'') is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus '' Notropis''. It is endemic to the United States, where it is found in the Mississippi River and main tributaries in lower Ohio, Arkansas, Louisiana to Il ...
'' ( Girard, 1856) (Silverband shiner)
* '' Notropis simus'' (Cope
The cope (known in Latin as ''pluviale'' 'rain coat' or ''cappa'' 'cape') is a liturgical vestment, more precisely a long mantle or cloak, open in front and fastened at the breast with a band or clasp. It may be of any liturgical colours, litu ...
, 1875) (Bluntnose shiner)
* '' Notropis spectrunculus'' (Cope
The cope (known in Latin as ''pluviale'' 'rain coat' or ''cappa'' 'cape') is a liturgical vestment, more precisely a long mantle or cloak, open in front and fastened at the breast with a band or clasp. It may be of any liturgical colours, litu ...
, 1868) (Mirror shiner)
* '' Notropis stilbius'' D. S. Jordan, 1877 (Silverstripe shiner)
* '' Notropis stramineus'' (Cope
The cope (known in Latin as ''pluviale'' 'rain coat' or ''cappa'' 'cape') is a liturgical vestment, more precisely a long mantle or cloak, open in front and fastened at the breast with a band or clasp. It may be of any liturgical colours, litu ...
, 1865) (Sand shiner)
* '' Notropis suttkusi'' Humphries & Cashner, 1994 (Rocky shiner)
* '' Notropis telescopus'' (Cope
The cope (known in Latin as ''pluviale'' 'rain coat' or ''cappa'' 'cape') is a liturgical vestment, more precisely a long mantle or cloak, open in front and fastened at the breast with a band or clasp. It may be of any liturgical colours, litu ...
, 1868) (Telescope shiner)
* '' Notropis texanus'' ( Girard, 1856) (Weed shiner)
* '' Notropis topeka'' ( C. H. Gilbert, 1884) (Topeka shiner)
* '' Notropis tropicus'' C. L. Hubbs & R. R. Miller, 1975 (Pygmy shiner)
* ''Notropis uranoscopus
The skygazer shiner (''Notropis uranoscopus'') is a small-sized cyprinid fish species found in the Alabama River
The Alabama River, in the U.S. state of Alabama, is formed by the Tallapoosa and Coosa rivers, which unite about north of M ...
'' Suttkus, 1959 (Skygazer shiner)
* '' Notropis volucellus'' (Cope
The cope (known in Latin as ''pluviale'' 'rain coat' or ''cappa'' 'cape') is a liturgical vestment, more precisely a long mantle or cloak, open in front and fastened at the breast with a band or clasp. It may be of any liturgical colours, litu ...
, 1865) (Mimic shiner)
* '' Notropis wickliffi'' Trautman, 1931 (Channel shiner)
* ''Notropis xaenocephalus
Coosa shiner (''Notropis xaenocephalus'') is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus '' Notropis''. It is endemic to the United States where it inhabits the Coosa and Tallapoosa river systems in the Mobile Bay drainage above the Fall Line ...
'' ( D. S. Jordan, 1877) (Coosa shiner)
References
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Leuciscinae
Cypriniformes genera
Taxa named by Constantine Samuel Rafinesque