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Proserpine shiner
In western Texas, US
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. proserpina
Binomial name
Cyprinella proserpina
( Girard, 1856)
Synonyms
  • Moniana proserpina Girard, 1856
  • Notropis proserpinus (Girard, 1856)
  • Moniana aurata Girard, 1856

The Proserpine shiner (Cyprinella proserpina) is a species of ray-finned fish in the family Cyprinidae. 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.