Pygmy shiner

Pygmy shiner
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Division: Teleostei
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Leuciscidae
Genus: Notropis
Species:
N. tropicus
Binomial name
Notropis tropicus

The pygmy shiner (Notropis tropicus) is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish beloinging to the family Leuciscidae, the shiners, daces and minnows. It is endemic to the Pánuco River basin in east–central Mexico. Its type locality is Tamesí River at Llera in the state of Tamaulipas. It is a small species, less than 4 cm (1.6 in) in standard length.

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. Bibcode:1975SWNat..20..121H. doi:10.2307/3670018. JSTOR 3670018.
  2. 1 2 Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Notropis". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 17 March 2025.
  3. ↑ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Notropis tropicus". 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.