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Bannerfin shiner

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Bannerfin shiner
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Leuciscidae
Genus: Cyprinella
Species:
C. leedsi
Binomial name
Cyprinella leedsi
(Fowler, 1942)
Synonyms[2]

Notropis leedsi Fowler, 1942

The bannerfin shiner (Cyprinella leedsi) is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish in the family Leuciscidae, the shiners, daces and minnows.[2] It is endemic to the United States, where it occurs on the Atlantic Slope from the Edisto River drainage in South Carolina to the Altamaha River drainage in Georgia. It also occurs on the Gulf Slope in the Suwannee and the Oklockonee drainages in southern Georgia and northern Florida.[3]

References

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  1. ^ NatureServe (2013). "Cyprinella leedsi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2013: e.T202082A15363250. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T202082A15363250.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  2. ^ a b Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Cyprinella". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 10 March 2025.
  3. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Cyprinella leedsi". FishBase. February 2014 version.