Cuatro Cienegas shiner
The Cuatro Cienegas shiner (Cyprinella xanthicara) is a species of freshwater fish in the family Cyprinidae.
| Cuatro Cienegas shiner | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Family: | Cyprinidae |
| Subfamily: | Leuciscinae |
| Genus: | Cyprinella |
| Species: | C. xanthicara |
| Binomial name | |
| Cyprinella xanthicara (W. L. Minckley & Lytle, 1969) | |
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Distribution
The small fish is endemic to the springs and marshes of the Cuatro Ciénegas and Cuatrociénegas Municipality area of Coahuila state in northeastern Mexico.
It is an Endangered species.
References
- Hendrickson, D. (2019). "Cyprinella xanthicara". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019.: e.T6141A3104687. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-2.RLTS.T6141A3104687.en.
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). "Cyprinella xanthicara" in FishBase. April 2012 version.
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