''Notropis'' is a

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of freshwater

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in the

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, the shiners, daces and minnows. They are known commonly as eastern shiners.''Notropis''
Système canadien d’information sur la biodiversité (SCIB) They are native to North America, and are one of the continent's most speciose genera.McAllister, C.T., Layher, W.G., Robison, H.W. & Buchanan, T.M. (2009)
New Distribution Records for Three Species of ''Notropis'' (Cypriniformes: Cyprinidae) from Large Rivers of Arkansas.
''Journal of the Arkansas Academy of Science, 63: 192-194.'' A 1997

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placed the genus in a

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with '' Campostoma'', '' Cyprinella'', '' Phenacobius'', '' Platygobio'' and '' Rhinichthys''.Simons, A.M. & Mayden, R. (1997)
Phylogenetic Relationships of the Creek Chubs and the Spine-Fins: an Enigmatic Group of North American Cyprinid Fishes (Actinopterygii: Cyprinidae).
''Cladistics, 13 (3): 187-205.'' The

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of the genus is still unclear. It has not been confirmed to be

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. While it has been divided into several subgenera and

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groups, the relationships between the taxa are not yet understood.Cashner, M.F., Piller, K.R. & Bart, H.L. (2011)
Phylogenetic relationships of the North American cyprinid subgenus ''Hydrophlox''.
''Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, 59 (3): 725-735.''

Characteristics

Members of the genus ''Notropis'' have eight dorsal rays and have no barbels. Scales for most species are not usually that much taller than they are wide. Their scales are usually not diamond shaped. Their intestines are short and usually have one loop at the front.

Species

These are the currently recognized species in this genus: Notropis girardi

* '' Notropis amabilis'' ( Girard, 1856) (Texas shiner) * '' Notropis amecae'' Chernoff & R. R. Miller, 1986 (Ameca shiner) * '' Notropis anogenus'' S. A. Forbes, 1885 (Pugnose shiner) * '' Notropis ariommus'' (

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, 1867) (Popeye shiner) * '' Notropis atherinoides''

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, 1818 (Emerald shiner) * '' Notropis atrocaudalis'' Evermann, 1892 (Blackspot shiner) * '' Notropis bairdi'' C. L. Hubbs & Ortenburger, 1929 (Red River shiner) * '' Notropis bifrenatus'' (Cope, 1867) (Bridle shiner) * ''

Notropis buccula The smalleye shiner (''Notropis buccula'') is a species of freshwater Actinopterygii, ray-finned fish in the Family (biology), family Leuciscidae, the shiners, daces and minnows. It is found only in the upper Brazos River basin of Texas, which in ...

'' F. B. Cross, 1953 (Smalleye shiner) * '' Notropis girardi'' C. L. Hubbs & Ortenburger, 1929 (Arkansas River shiner) * '' Notropis heterolepis'' C. H. Eigenmann & R. S. Eigenmann, 1893 (Blacknose shiner) * '' Notropis jemezanus'' (Cope, 1875) (Rio Grande shiner) * '' Notropis maculatus'' ( O. P. Hay, 1881) (Taillight shiner) * '' Notropis megalops'' Girard, 1856) (West Texas shiner) * '' Notropis mekistocholas'' Snelson, 1971 (Cape Fear shiner) * '' Notropis micropteryx'' (Cope, 1868) (Highland shiner) * '' Notropis oxyrhynchus'' C. L. Hubbs & Bonham, 1951 (Sharpnose shiner) * '' Notropis percobromus'' (Cope, 1871) (Carmine shiner) * '' Notropis perpallidus'' C. L. Hubbs & J. D. Black, 1940 (Peppered shiner) * '' Notropis photogenis'' (Cope, 1865) (Silver shiner) * '' Notropis rafinesquei'' Suttkus, 1991 (Yazoo shiner) * '' Notropis rubellus'' (

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, 1850) (Rosyface shiner) * '' Notropis rupestris''

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, 1987 (Bedrock shiner) * '' Notropis saladonis'' C. L. Hubbs & C. Hubbs, 1958 (Salado shiner) * '' Notropis scepticus'' ( D. S. Jordan & C. H. Gilbert, 1883) (Sandbar shiner) * '' Notropis semperasper'' C. R. Gilbert, 1961 (Roughhead shiner) * '' Notropis stilbius'' D. S. Jordan, 1877 (Silverstripe shiner) * '' Notropis suttkusi''

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& Cashner, 1994 (Rocky shiner) * '' Notropis telescopus'' (Cope, 1868) (Telescope shiner) * '' Notropis tropicus'' C. L. Hubbs & R. R. Miller, 1975 (Pygmy shiner)

References

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