The Durango shiner (''Notropis aulidion'') is an

extinct Extinction is the termination of an organism by the death of its Endling, last member. A taxon may become Functional extinction, functionally extinct before the death of its last member if it loses the capacity to Reproduction, reproduce and ...

species of freshwater fish of the family

Cyprinidae Cyprinidae is a family of freshwater fish commonly called the carp or minnow family, including the carps, the true minnows, and their relatives the barbs and barbels, among others. Cyprinidae is the largest and most diverse fish family, and t ...

. It was found only in

Mexico Mexico, officially the United Mexican States, is a country in North America. It is the northernmost country in Latin America, and borders the United States to the north, and Guatemala and Belize to the southeast; while having maritime boundar ...

. The Durango shiner was native to the Rio Tunal, which forms the headwaters of the

San Pedro Mezquital River The San Pedro Mezquital River () is a river of Nayarit, Mexico. The river originates in the Sierra Madre Occidental, and flows through Durango and Nayarit states to empty into the Pacific Ocean in Marismas Nacionales Biosphere Reserve.Gonzál ...

, a Pacific slope river rising near

Durango City Durango (, ) is the capital and largest city of the northern Mexican state of Durango and the seat of the municipality of Durango. It has a population of 616,068 as of the 2020 census with 688,697 living in the municipality. The city's offici ...

Durango Durango, officially the Free and Sovereign State of Durango, is one of the 31 states which make up the Political divisions of Mexico, 32 Federal Entities of Mexico, situated in the northwest portion of the country. With a population of 1,832,650 ...

, Mexico (Chernoff and Miller 1986). It was taken there only in 1951 and 1961. Its closest relatives were the yellow shiner and the Ameca shiner. Durango Shiner AVNJ

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* Notropis Taxa named by Barry Chernoff Taxa named by Robert Rush Miller Fish described in 1986 Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Notropis-stub