Biology:Bluntnose shiner
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Short description: Species of fish
Bluntnose shiner | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Cypriniformes |
Family: | Cyprinidae |
Subfamily: | Leuciscinae |
Clade: | Pogonichthyinae |
Genus: | Notropis |
Species: | N. simus
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Binomial name | |
Notropis simus (Cope, 1875)
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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
- ↑ NatureServe (2019). "Notropis simus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2019: e.T14896A130025243. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-2.RLTS.T14896A130025243.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/14896/130025243. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
Wikidata ☰ Q1947094 entry
Original source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bluntnose shiner.
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