Bluntnose shiner
| Bluntnose shiner | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Family: | Cyprinidae |
| Subfamily: | Leuciscinae |
| Genus: | Notropis |
| Species: | N. simus |
| Binomial name | |
| Notropis simus (Cope, 1875) | |
| Synonyms | |
|
Alburnellus simus Cope, 1875 | |
The bluntnose shiner (Notropis simus) is a species of ray-finned fish in the family Cyprinidae. It was found in Mexico and the United States, but is now only known from the United States.
There are two recognised subspecies:
- N. s. simus known from Rio Grande above El Paso, Texas, this subspecies is possibly extinct;
- N. s. pecosensis known only in the Pecos River, New Mexico,
References
- ↑ NatureServe (2016). "Notropis simus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2016.3. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 14 April 2017.
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