Blackmouth shiner

Blackmouth shiner
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Leuciscidae
Subfamily: Pogonichthyinae
Genus: Miniellus
Species:
M. melanostomus
Binomial name
Miniellus melanostomus
(Bortone, 1989)
Synonyms[2]
  • Notropis melanostomus Bortone, 1989

The blackmouth shiner (Miniellus melanostomus) is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Leuciscidae, the shiners, daces and minnows.[2] It is endemic to the United States. It is found in the Blackwater-Yellow river systems in Florida, Bay Minette Creek in Alabama, and the lower Pascagoula River system in Mississippi.

References

  1. ^ NatureServe (2013). "Notropis melanostomus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2013: e.T14889A19034914. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T14889A19034914.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  2. ^ a b Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Miniellus". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 15 March 2025.


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