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Smalleye shiner

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Smalleye shiner
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Subfamily: Leuciscinae
Clade: Pogonichthyinae
Genus: Notropis
Species:
N. buccula
Binomial name
Notropis buccula

The smalleye shiner (Notropis buccula) is a species of ray-finned fish in the family Cyprinidae (carps and minnows). It is found only in the upper Brazos River basin of Texas, which includes the Double Mountain and Salt forks of the upper Brazos.[1] It became a candidate for federal listing as an endangered species of the United States in 2013.[2]

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References

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  1. ^ a b NatureServe (2013). "Notropis buccula". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2013: e.T14883A19033473. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T14883A19033473.en. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
  2. ^ Proposed rule: Endangered species status for the sharpnose shiner and smalleye shiner. Federal Register 78(151) 47582. August 6, 2013.

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