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Nazas shiner
Conservation status

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Subfamily: Leuciscinae
Clade: Pogonichthyinae
Genus: Notropis
Species: N. nazas
Binomial name
Notropis nazas
Meek, 1904

The Nazas shiner (Notropis nazas) is a species of cyprinid fish. It is endemic to Mexico and only known from endorheic Nazas-Aguanaval river basin.

Nazas shiner occurs in creeks, streams and large rivers on rocky to sandy substrates, rarely mud. It is captured locally for human consumption.

Santiago Papasquiaro in MexicoSantiago Papasquiaro in Mexicoclass=notpageimage| Type locality of Notropis nazas is Nazas River at Santiago Papasquiaro, Durango, Mexico

References

  1. ^ Mercado Silva, N.; Domínguez, O. (2019). "Notropis nazas". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T191288A1975240. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-2.RLTS.T191288A1975240.en. Retrieved 23 December 2024.
  2. Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Notropis nazas". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 23 December 2024.
  3. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Notropis nazas". FishBase. June 2024 version.
Taxon identifiers
Notropis nazas


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