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

The pygmy shiner (Notropis tropicus) is a species of cyprinid fish.[2][3] It is endemic to the Pánuco River basin in east–central Mexico.[4] 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) in standard length.[1]

References

  1. 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.
  2. 1 2 Eschmeyer, W. N. and R. Fricke (eds) (4 January 2016). "Catalog of Fishes". California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 25 January 2016.
  3. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2015). "Notropis tropicus" in FishBase. October 2015 version.
  4. Soto-Galera, E.; Alcántara-Soria, L.; Paulo-Maya, J. (2011). "Estado actual de la ictiofauna dulceacuícola de la provincia del complejo Tamesí-Pánuco" (PDF). Instituto Politécnico Nacional. Escuela Nacional de Ciencias Biológicas. Informe final SNIB-CONABIO proyecto No. FM027. México, D.F.


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