''Cyprinella'' is a genus of freshwater

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in the

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Leuciscidae Leuciscidae is a family of freshwater ray-finned fishes, formerly classified as a subfamily of the Cyprinidae, which contains the true minnows. Members of the Old World (OW) clade of minnows within this subfamily are known as European minnow ...

, the shiners, daces and minnows. They are known as the satinfin shiners. They are native to North America, and some are among the most common

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species on the eastern side of the continent.Broughton, R. E. and J. R. Gold. (2000)
Phylogenetic relationships in the North American cyprinid genus ''Cyprinella'' (Actinopterygii: Cyprinidae) based on sequences of the mitochondrial ND2 and ND4L genes.
''Copeia'' 2000(1) 1-10. Conversely, several ''Cyprinella'' species with small distributions are threatened and the Maravillas Creek subspecies of the

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(''Cyprinella lutrensis blairi'') is extinct. The largest species reach around in total length. Breeding males often develop bright coloration. Fish of the genus produce audible sounds during

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and conflict.Phillips, C. T. and C. E. Johnston. (2008)
Geographical divergence of acoustic signals in ''Cyprinella galactura'', the whitetail shiner (Cyprinidae).
''Animal Behaviour'' 75(2), 617-26.

Species

These are the currently recognized species in this genus:

* '' Cyprinella alvarezdelvillari'' Contreras-Balderas & Lozano-Vilano, 1994 (Tepehuan shiner) * '' Cyprinella analostana'' Girard, 1859 (Satinfin shiner) * '' Cyprinella bocagrande'' ( Chernoff & R. R. Miller, 1982) (Largemouth shiner) * '' Cyprinella caerulea'' ( D. S. Jordan, 1877) (Blue shiner) * '' Cyprinella callisema'' (D. S. Jordan, 1877) (Ocmulgee shiner) * '' Cyprinella callistia'' (D. S. Jordan, 1877) (Alabama shiner) * '' Cyprinella callitaenia'' ( R. M. Bailey & Gibbs, 1956) (Bluestripe shiner) * '' Cyprinella camura'' (D. S. Jordan & Meek, 1884) (Bluntface shiner) * '' Cyprinella chloristia'' ( D. S. Jordan and Brayton, 1878) (Greenfin shiner) * '' Cyprinella eurystoma'' (D. S. Jordan, 1877) * '' Cyprinella formosa'' (Girard, 1856) (Beautiful shiner) * '' Cyprinella galactura'' (

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, 1868) (Whitetail shiner) * '' Cyprinella gibbsi'' ( Howell & J. D. Williams, 1971) (Tallapoosa shiner) * '' Cyprinella labrosa'' (Cope, 1870) (Thicklip chub) * '' Cyprinella leedsi'' ( Fowler, 1942) (Bannerfin shiner) * '' Cyprinella lepida'' Girard, 1856 (Plateau shiner) * '' Cyprinella leptocheilus'' Tracy, Rohde & Jenkins, 2024 (Siouan thinlip chub) * '' Cyprinella lutrensis'' ( Baird & Girard, 1853) (Red shiner) * '' Cyprinella nivea'' (Cope, 1870) (Whitefin shiner) * '' Cyprinella panarcys'' ( C. L. Hubbs & R. R. Miller, 1978) (Conchos shiner) * '' Cyprinella proserpina'' (Girard, 1856) (Proserpine shiner) * '' Cyprinella pyrrhomelas'' (Cope, 1870) (Fieryblack shiner) * '' Cyprinella rubripinna'' Garman, 1881 (Gibbous shiner) * '' Cyprinella rutila'' (Girard, 1856) (Mexican red shiner) * '' Cyprinella spiloptera'' (Cope, 1867) (Spotfin shiner) * '' Cyprinella stigmatura'' (D. S. Jordan, 1877) * '' Cyprinella trichroistia'' (D. S. Jordan & Gilbert, 1878) (Tricolor shiner) * '' Cyprinella venusta'' Girard, 1856 (Blacktail shiner) * '' Cyprinella whipplei'' Girard, 1856 (Steelcolor shiner) * '' Cyprinella xaenura'' (D. S. Jordan, 1877) (Altamaha shiner) * '' Cyprinella xanthicara'' ( W. L. Minckley & Lytle, 1969) (Cuatro Cienegas shiner) * '' Cyprinella zanema'' (D. S. Jordan & Brayton, 1878) (Santee chub)

References

Pogonichthyinae Taxa named by Charles Frédéric Girard Freshwater fish of the United States Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Leuciscinae-stub