Proserpine shiner

Proserpine shiner
In western Texas, US
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Leuciscidae
Subfamily: Pogonichthyinae
Genus: Cyprinella
Species:
C. proserpina
Binomial name
Cyprinella proserpina
(Girard, 1856)
Synonyms[2]
  • Moniana proserpina Girard, 1856
  • Notropis proserpinus (Girard, 1856)
  • Moniana aurata Girard, 1856

The Proserpine shiner (Cyprinella proserpina) is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish in the family Leuciscidae, the shiners, daces and minnows.[2] It is found in Mexico and the United States. Its natural habitat is rivers.

References

  1. ^ NatureServe.; Lyons, T.J. (2019). "Cyprinella proserpina". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T6139A130217882. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-2.RLTS.T6139A130217882.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  2. ^ a b Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Cyprinella". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 10 March 2025.