''Cyprinella'' is a genus of freshwater

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in the

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, 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

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and the

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subspecies of the

red shiner The red shiner or red-horse minnow (''Cyprinella lutrensis'') is a species of freshwater Actinopterygii, ray-finned fish in the Family (biology), family Leuciscidae, the shiners, daces and minnows. They are deep-bodied and laterally compressed,Fa ...

(''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 analostana

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Cyprinella alvarezdelvillari The Tepehuan shiner (''Cyprinella alvarezdelvillari'') is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish in the family Leuciscidae, the shiners, daces and minnows. This species is endemic to Mexico. It was described as a new species from a stream in th ...

'' Contreras-Balderas & Lozano-Vilano, 1994 (Tepehuan shiner) * ''

Cyprinella analostana The satinfin shiner (''Cyprinella analostana'') is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish in the family Leuciscidae, the shiners, daces and minnows. It is native to the eastern United States, where its distribution extends from New York to South ...

'' Girard, 1859 (Satinfin shiner) * ''

Cyprinella bocagrande The largemouth shiner (''Cyprinella bocagrande'') is a critically endangered freshwater ray-finned fish in the family Leuciscidae, the shiners, daces and minnows. It is found only in the Guzmán Basin in northwestern Chihuahua, Mexico, where it ...

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& R. R. Miller, 1982) (Largemouth shiner) * ''

Cyprinella caerulea The blue shiner (''Cyprinella caerulea'') is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish in the family Leuciscidae, the shiners, daces and minnows. It is native to the southeastern United States, where it is endemic to the Cahaba and Coosa River syst ...

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, 1877) (Blue shiner) * ''

Cyprinella callisema The Ocmulgee shiner (''Cyprinella callisema'') is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish in the family Leuciscidae, the shiners, daces and minnows. It is endemic to the United States where it occurs in the Altamaha and Ogeechee river drainages ...

'' (D. S. Jordan, 1877) (Ocmulgee shiner) * ''

Cyprinella callistia The Alabama shiner (''Cyprinella callistia'') is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish in the family Leuciscidae, the shiners, daces and minnows. It is endemic to the United States where it occurs in the Alabama and Tombigbee river systems in ...

'' (D. S. Jordan, 1877) (Alabama shiner) * '' Cyprinella callitaenia'' ( R. M. Bailey &

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, 1956) (Bluestripe shiner) * ''

Cyprinella camura The bluntface shiner (''Cyprinella camura'') is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish in the family Leuciscidae, the shiners, daces and minnows. It is native to the United States, where it occurs in two disjunct populations on either side of th ...

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, 1884) (Bluntface shiner) * ''

Cyprinella chloristia The greenfin shiner (''Cyprinella chloristia'') is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish in the family Leuciscidae, the shiners, daces and minnows. It is endemic to the United States, where it occurs in the Santee River drainage in North Carolin ...

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and Brayton, 1878) (Greenfin shiner) * '' Cyprinella eurystoma'' (D. S. Jordan, 1877) * ''

Cyprinella formosa The beautiful shiner (''Cyprinella formosa'') is a species of freshwater Actinopterygii, ray-finned fish in the Family (biology), family Leuciscidae, the shiners, daces and minnows. It is found in Mexico and Arizona and New Mexico in the United ...

'' (Girard, 1856) (Beautiful shiner) * '' Cyprinella galactura'' (

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, 1868) (Whitetail shiner) * '' Cyprinella gibbsi'' (

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, 1971) (Tallapoosa shiner) * '' Cyprinella labrosa'' (Cope, 1870) (Thicklip chub) * '' Cyprinella leedsi'' ( Fowler, 1942) (Bannerfin shiner) * '' Cyprinella lepida'' Girard, 1856 (Plateau shiner) * ''

Cyprinella leptocheilus The Siouan thinlip chub (''Cyprinella leptocheilus'') is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Leuciscidae, the shiners, daces and minnows. This species is found in North and South Carolina in the southeastern United Sta ...

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, 2024 (Siouan thinlip chub) * ''

Cyprinella lutrensis The red shiner or red-horse minnow (''Cyprinella lutrensis'') is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish in the family Leuciscidae, the shiners, daces and minnows. They are deep-bodied and laterally compressed,Farringer R.T., III, A.A. Echelle, a ...

'' ( Baird & Girard, 1853) (Red shiner) * '' Cyprinella nivea'' (Cope, 1870) (Whitefin shiner) * ''

Cyprinella panarcys The Conchos shiner (''Cyprinella panarcys'') is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish in the family Leuciscidae, the shiners, daces and minnows. This species is endemic to Mexico Mexico, officially the United Mexican States, is a country ...

'' ( C. L. Hubbs & R. R. Miller, 1978) (Conchos shiner) * '' Cyprinella proserpina'' (Girard, 1856) (Proserpine shiner) * '' Cyprinella pyrrhomelas'' (Cope, 1870) (Fieryblack shiner) * ''

Cyprinella rubripinna The gibbous shiner (''Cyprinella rubripinna'') is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish in the family Leuciscidae, the shiners, daces and minnows. It resides in the states of Durango, Zacatecas and Coahuila Coahuila, formally Coahuila de Z ...

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, 1881 (Gibbous shiner) * ''

Cyprinella rutila The Mexican red shiner (''Cyprinella rutila'') is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish in the family Leuciscidae, the shiners, daces and minnows. It is endemic to Mexico Mexico, officially the United Mexican States, is a country in North ...

'' (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 The blacktail shiner (''Cyprinella venusta'') is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish in the family Leuciscidae, the shiners, daces and minnows. This fish is found in the United States. Description and anatomy The blacktail shiner is a somewh ...

'' 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