Biology:Silverband shiner

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Short description: Species of fish

Silverband shiner
Notropis shumardi.jpg
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Subfamily: Leuciscinae
Clade: Pogonichthyinae
Genus: Notropis
Species:
N. shumardi
Binomial name
Notropis shumardi
(Girard, 1856)
Synonyms
  • Alburnops shumardi Girard, 1856
  • Alburnops illecebrosus Girard, 1856
  • Notropis chamberlaini Evermann, 1898
  • Notropis brazosensis Hubbs & Bonham, 1951

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 Illinois and South Dakota, and several Gulf slope drainages.

References

Wikidata ☰ Q3758970 entry