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Blackspot shiner

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Blackspot 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. atrocaudalis
Binomial name
Notropis atrocaudalis
Evermann, 1892

The blackspot shiner (Notropis atrocaudalis) is a species of freshwater fish in the family Cyprinidae.[2] It is endemic to the United States and found in the lower Brazos River drainage of eastern Texas east to the Calcasieu River drainage of southwestern Louisiana and the Red River drainage of southeastern Oklahoma, southwestern Arkansas, and northwestern Louisiana.[1][2] It grows to 7.6 cm (3.0 in) total length.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b NatureServe (2013). "Notropis atrocaudalis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2013: e.T202289A18235567. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T202289A18235567.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  2. ^ a b c Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Notropis atrocaudalis". FishBase. June 2018 version.