Yazoo shiner

Yazoo shiner
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Actinopterygii
Order:Cypriniformes
Family:Cyprinidae
Subfamily:Leuciscinae
Genus:Notropis
Species: N. rafinesquei
Binomial name
Notropis rafinesquei
Suttkus, 1991

The Yazoo shiner (Notropis rafinesquei) is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish in the genus Notropis.

It is endemic to Mississippi in the Southeastern United States, where it inhabits the upper tributaries of the Yazoo River system.

References

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


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