Biology:Highland shiner
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Short description: Species of fish
| Highland shiner | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Family: | Cyprinidae |
| Subfamily: | Leuciscinae |
| Clade: | Pogonichthyinae |
| Genus: | Notropis |
| Species: | N. micropteryx
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| Binomial name | |
| Notropis micropteryx (Cope, 1868)
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| Synonyms[2] | |
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Alburnellus micropteryx Cope, 1868 | |
The highland shiner (Notropis micropteryx) is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish in the family Leuciscidae, the shiners, daces and minnows. It is endemic to the United States where it is found in tributaries of the Green, Cumberland, and Tennessee rivers in southern Kentucky, northern Alabama, Virginia, and western North Carolina.
References
- ↑ NatureServe (2013). "Notropis micropteryx". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2013. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T202312A18236982.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/202312/18236982. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- ↑ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron; van der Laan, Richard, eds. "Species in the genus Notropis". California Academy of Sciences. http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/ichthyology/catalog/fishcatget.asp?tbl=species&genus=Notropis.
Wikidata ☰ Q3765125 entry
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