Biology:Smalleye shiner

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Short description: Species of fish

Smalleye shiner
Smalleye shiner (Notropis buccula) (7417357986).jpg
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Subfamily: Leuciscinae
Clade: Pogonichthyinae
Genus: Notropis
Species:
N. buccula
Binomial name
Notropis buccula
F. B. Cross, 1953

The smalleye shiner (Notropis buccula) is a species of ray-finned fish in the family Cyprinidae (carps and minnows). It is found only in the upper Brazos River basin of Texas, which includes the Double Mountain and Salt forks of the upper Brazos.[1] It became a candidate for federal listing as an endangered species of the United States in 2013.[2]

See also

  • Double Mountain Fork Brazos River
  • North Fork Double Mountain Fork Brazos River
  • Salt Fork Brazos River
  • Sharpnose shiner

References

Further reading

Wikidata ☰ Q2247072 entry