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Cyprinidae
Bluehead shiner
Pteronotropis hubbsi
Six Centimeters Carp from North American Waters
- Blue
- Tropical
- Northern Hemisphere
- Regional distribution
- Freshwater fish
- North America
- Small
- Tropical fish
Blue
Tropical
Regional distribution
SmallThe bluehead shiner (Pteronotropis hubbsi) is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Leuciscidae, the shiners, daces and minnows. It is endemic to the central United States, where it is found in Arkansas, Louisiana, Texas, and Oklahoma. It was also once known from Illinois.
- Class
- Teleosts
- Family
- Cyprinidae
- Genus
- Pteronotropis
- Maximum length
- 6 cm
- Water
- Freshwater
- Distribution
- North America: Ouachita and Red River drainage lowlands of southern Arkansas, Louisiana and northeastern Texas, USA; and Wolf Lake, southwest Illinois.
- Conservation status
- NTNear Threatened
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Order
Family
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