Yazoo shiner

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Yazoo 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. rafinesquei
Binomial name
Notropis rafinesquei
Suttkus, 1991

The Yazoo shiner (Notropis rafinesquei) is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish in the genus Notropis.

It is endemic to Mississippi in the Southeastern United States, where it inhabits the upper tributaries of the Yazoo River system.

References[edit]

  1. ^ NatureServe (2013). "Notropis rafinesquei". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2013: e.T184087A18230468. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T184087A18230468.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.