Red River shiner
Species of fish
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The Red River shiner (Notropis bairdi) is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Leuciscidae which features the shiners, daces and minnows.
| Red River shiner | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Family: | Leuciscidae |
| Subfamily: | Pogonichthyinae |
| Genus: | Notropis |
| Species: | N. bairdi |
| Binomial name | |
| Notropis bairdi C. L. Hubbs & Ortenburger, 1929 | |
It is endemic to the United States, where it is found in the Red River in Arkansas, Oklahoma, and Texas.