Orangetail shiner
| Orangetail shiner | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Family: | Cyprinidae |
| Subfamily: | Leuciscinae |
| Genus: | Pteronotropis |
| Species: | P. merlini |
| Binomial name | |
| Pteronotropis merlini (Suttkus & Mettee, 2001) | |
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The orangetail shiner (Pteronotropis merlini) is a species of cyprinid fish endemic to the southeastern United States. It is endemic to in the Choctawhatchee River drainage in southeastern Alabama.
References
- ↑ NatureServe. 2014. Pteronotropis merlini. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2014: e.T202354A19034863. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T202354A19034863.en. Downloaded on 30 December 2017.
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2011). "Pteronotropis merlini" in FishBase. August 2011 version.
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