Biology:Bluntnose shiner

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Bluntnose shiner
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Subfamily: Leuciscinae
Clade: Pogonichthyinae
Genus: Notropis
Species:
N. simus
Binomial name
Notropis simus
(Cope, 1875)
Synonyms

Alburnellus simus Cope, 1875

The bluntnose shiner (Notropis simus) is a species of ray-finned fish in the family Cyprinidae. It was found in Mexico and the United States , but is now only known from the United States.

There are two recognised subspecies:

  • N. s. simus known from Rio Grande above El Paso, Texas , this subspecies is possibly extinct;
  • N. s. pecosensis known only in the Pecos River, New Mexico,

References

Wikidata ☰ Q1947094 entry