Cyprinella
Genus of fishes
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Cyprinella is a genus of freshwater ray-finned fish in the family Leuciscidae, the shiners, daces and minnows. They are known as the satinfin shiners.[2] They are native to North America, and some are among the most common freshwater fish species on the eastern side of the continent.[3] Conversely, several Cyprinella species with small distributions are threatened and the Maravillas Creek subspecies of the red shiner (Cyprinella lutrensis blairi) is extinct.[4]
| Cyprinella | |
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| Tricolor shiner (Cyprinella trichroistia) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Family: | Leuciscidae |
| Subfamily: | Pogonichthyinae |
| Genus: | Cyprinella Girard, 1856 |
| Type species | |
| Leuciscus bubalinus Baird & Girard, 1853 | |
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| Synonyms[1] | |
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The largest species reach around 19 cm (7.5 in) in total length.[5] Breeding males often develop bright coloration.[3] Fish of the genus produce audible sounds during courtship and conflict.[6]
Species
These are the currently recognized species in this genus:[7]
- Cyprinella alvarezdelvillari Contreras-Balderas & Lozano-Vilano, 1994 (Tepehuan shiner)
- Cyprinella analostana Girard, 1859 (Satinfin shiner)
- Cyprinella bocagrande (Chernoff & R. R. Miller, 1982) (Largemouth shiner)
- Cyprinella caerulea (D. S. Jordan, 1877) (Blue shiner)
- Cyprinella callisema (D. S. Jordan, 1877) (Ocmulgee shiner)
- Cyprinella callistia (D. S. Jordan, 1877) (Alabama shiner)
- Cyprinella callitaenia (R. M. Bailey & Gibbs, 1956) (Bluestripe shiner)
- Cyprinella camura (D. S. Jordan & Meek, 1884) (Bluntface shiner)
- Cyprinella chloristia (D. S. Jordan and Brayton, 1878) (Greenfin shiner)
- Cyprinella eurystoma (D. S. Jordan, 1877)
- Cyprinella formosa (Girard, 1856) (Beautiful shiner)
- Cyprinella galactura (Cope, 1868) (Whitetail shiner)
- Cyprinella gibbsi (Howell & J. D. Williams, 1971) (Tallapoosa shiner)
- Cyprinella labrosa (Cope, 1870) (Thicklip chub)
- Cyprinella leedsi (Fowler, 1942) (Bannerfin shiner)
- Cyprinella lepida Girard, 1856 (Plateau shiner)
- Cyprinella leptocheilus Tracy, Rohde & Jenkins, 2024 (Siouan thinlip chub)
- Cyprinella lutrensis (Baird & Girard, 1853) (Red shiner)
- Cyprinella nivea (Cope, 1870) (Whitefin shiner)
- Cyprinella panarcys (C. L. Hubbs & R. R. Miller, 1978) (Conchos shiner)
- Cyprinella proserpina (Girard, 1856) (Proserpine shiner)
- Cyprinella pyrrhomelas (Cope, 1870) (Fieryblack shiner)
- Cyprinella rubripinna Garman, 1881 (Gibbous shiner)
- Cyprinella rutila (Girard, 1856) (Mexican red shiner)
- Cyprinella spiloptera (Cope, 1867) (Spotfin shiner)
- Cyprinella stigmatura (D. S. Jordan, 1877)
- Cyprinella trichroistia (D. S. Jordan & Gilbert, 1878) (Tricolor shiner)
- Cyprinella venusta Girard, 1856 (Blacktail shiner)
- Cyprinella whipplei Girard, 1856 (Steelcolor shiner)
- Cyprinella xaenura (D. S. Jordan, 1877) (Altamaha shiner)
- Cyprinella xanthicara (W. L. Minckley & Lytle, 1969) (Cuatro Cienegas shiner)
- Cyprinella zanema (D. S. Jordan & Brayton, 1878) (Santee chub)
