Channel shiner

Channel shiner
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Actinopterygii
Order:Cypriniformes
Family:Cyprinidae
Subfamily:Leuciscinae
Genus:Notropis
Species: N. wickliffi
Binomial name
Notropis wickliffi
Trautman, 1931

The channel shiner (Notropis wickliffi) is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Notropis. It is endemic to the United States where it is widespread in the Mississippi River basin, including the Missouri, Ohio, Arkansas, and Tennessee rivers and the lower portions of their tributaries.

References

  1. NatureServe (2016). "Notropis wickliffi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2016.3. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 14 April 2017.


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