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Plateau shiner

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Species of fish

Bannerfin shiner
Conservation status

Endangered  (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: Cyprinella
Species: C. lepida
Binomial name
Cyprinella lepida
Girard, 1856
Synonyms
  • Notropis lepidus (Girard, 1856)

The Plateau shiner (Cyprinella lepida) is a species of fish in the family Cyprinidae. It is endemic to the United States, where it occurs on the Edwards Plateau in Texas where it inhabits the upper Guadalupe and Nueces River drainages.

References

  1. NatureServe (2013). "Cyprinella lepida". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2013: e.T202083A15364078. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T202083A15364078.en. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
  2. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Cyprinella lepida". FishBase. February 2014 version.
Taxon identifiers
Cyprinella lepida


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