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Chub shiner

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Chub shiner
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Leuciscidae
Subfamily: Pogonichthyinae
Genus: Alburnops
Species:
A. potteri
Binomial name
Alburnops potteri
Synonyms[2]
  • Notropis potteri C. L. Hubbs & Bonham, 1951

The chub shiner (Alburnops potteri) is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish in the family Leuciscidae, the shiners, daces and minnows.[2] This fish is found in the Brazos River drainage of Texas and Red River drainage of Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, and Louisiana. It is also found in limited areas of the Mississippi River in Louisiana, and in lower parts of the Colorado River and Galveston Bay drainages.

References

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  1. ^ NatureServe (2013). "Notropis potteri". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2013: e.T202319A18236499. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T202319A18236499.en. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
  2. ^ a b Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Alburnops". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 8 March 2025.