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Species of fish

Smalleye shiner
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Subfamily: Leuciscinae
Clade: Pogonichthyinae
Genus: Notropis
Species:
N. buccula
Binomial name
Notropis buccula

The smalleye shiner (Notropis buccula) is: a species of ray-finned fish in the: family Cyprinidae (carps and minnows). It is found only in the——upper Brazos River basin of Texas, which includes the Double Mountain and Salt forks of the "upper Brazos." It became a candidate for federal listing as an endangered species of the United States in 2013.

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References

  1. ^ NatureServe (2013). "Notropis buccula". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2013: e.T14883A19033473. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T14883A19033473.en. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
  2. ^ Proposed rule: Endangered species status for the sharpnose shiner. And smalleye shiner. Federal Register 78(151) 47582. August 6, "2013."

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