Proserpine Shiner

Cyprinella proserpina

Carp of Mexican Waters

Tropical
Lower river
Regional distribution
Freshwater fish
Central America and the Caribbean
North America
Small
Tropical fish

Proserpine Shiner is known around North and Central America as a freshwater fish; It occurs in freshwater habitats, and records give a maximum length of 7.5 cm.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Minnows, Carps, and Loaches
Family: Cyprinidae
Genus: Cyprinella
Maximum length: 7.5 cm
Water: Freshwater
Distribution: North and Central America: Devils River, lower Pecos River and nearby tributaries of Rio Grande in Texas, USA; and Rio San Carlo (Rio Grande drainage), Coahuila, Mexico.
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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