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Pygmy shiner

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

The pygmy shiner (Notropis tropicus) is a species of cyprinid fish.[2][3] It is endemic to the Pánuco River basin in east–central Mexico.[4] Its type locality is Tamesí River at Llera in the state of Tamaulipas.[2] It is a small species, less than 4 cm (1.6 in) in standard length.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b Hubbs, Carl L.; Miller, Robert Rush (1975). "Notropis tropicus, a new cyprinid fish from eastern Mexico". Southwestern Naturalist. 20 (1): 121–131. doi:10.2307/3670018. JSTOR 3670018.
  2. ^ a b Eschmeyer, W. N. and R. Fricke (eds) (4 January 2016). "Catalog of Fishes". California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 25 January 2016. {{cite web}}: |author= has generic name (help)
  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.