Sandbar shiner

The sandbar shiner (Notropis scepticus) is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Notropis.

Sandbar shiner
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Subfamily: Leuciscinae
Clade: Pogonichthyinae
Genus: Notropis
Species:
N. scepticus
Binomial name
Notropis scepticus
Synonyms

Minnilus scepticus Jordan & Gilbert, 1883

It is endemic to the Southeastern United States.

It is native from the Cape Fear River drainage in North Carolina, to the Savannah River drainage in Georgia.

References

  1. NatureServe (2013). "Notropis scepticus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2013: e.T202326A18233982. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T202326A18233982.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
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