Whitefin shiner

Whitefin shiner
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Leuciscidae
Subfamily: Pogonichthyinae
Genus: Cyprinella
Species:
C. nivea
Binomial name
Cyprinella nivea
(Cope, 1870)
Synonyms[2]
  • Hybopsis niveus Cope, 1870
  • Notropis niveus (Cope, 1870)

The whitefin shiner (Cyprinella nivea) is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish in the family Leuciscidae, the shiners, daces and minnows.[2] It is endemic to the United States, where it occurs on the Atlantic Slope from the Neuse River drainage in North Carolina to the Savannah River drainage in Georgia.[3]

References

  1. ^ NatureServe (2013). "Cyprinella nivea". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2013: e.T202084A15364055. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T202084A15364055.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  2. ^ a b Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Cyprinella". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 10 March 2025.
  3. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Cyprinella nivea". FishBase. February 2014 version.


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