Pygmy shiner
Species of fish
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The pygmy shiner (Notropis tropicus) is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish beloinging to the family Leuciscidae, the shiners, daces and minnows.[2][3] It is endemic to the Pánuco River basin in east–central Mexico.[4] Its type locality is Tamesí River at Llera in the state of Tamaulipas.[2] It is a small species, less than 4 cm (1.6 in) in standard length.[1]
| Pygmy shiner | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Family: | Leuciscidae |
| Genus: | Notropis |
| Species: | N. tropicus |
| Binomial name | |
| Notropis tropicus | |