Pygmy shiner
| Pygmy shiner | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Family: | Cyprinidae |
| Genus: | Notropis |
| Species: | N. tropicus |
| Binomial name | |
| Notropis tropicus C. L. Hubbs & R. R. Miller, 1975[1] | |
The pygmy shiner (Notropis tropicus) is a species of cyprinid fish.[2][3] It is endemic to Mexico and occurs in Atlantic drainages. Its type locality is Tamesí River at Llera in the Tamaulipas state.[2] It is a small species, less than 4 cm (1.6 in) standard length.[1]
References
- 1 2 Hubbs, Carl L.; Miller, Robert Rush (1975). "Notropis tropicus, a new cyprinid fish from eastern Mexico". Southwestern Naturalist 20 (1): 121–131. doi:10.2307/3670018.
- 1 2 Eschmeyer, W. N. and R. Fricke (eds) (4 January 2016). "Catalog of Fishes". California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 25 January 2016.
- ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2015). "Notropis tropicus" in FishBase. October 2015 version.
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