Yellow shiner
| Yellow shiner | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Family: | Leuciscidae |
| Genus: | Notropis |
| Species: | N. calientis |
| Binomial name | |
| Notropis calientis D. S. Jordan & Snyder, 1899 | |
| Synonyms | |
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Hybopsis calientis (Jordan & Snyder, 1899) | |
The yellow shiner (Notropis calientis) is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Notropis. It is endemic to Mexico where it is found in the Rio Lerma - Rio Grande de Santiago and Rio Pánuco in central Mexico. It forms a species complex within the genus Notropis with the Ameca shiner and the now-extinct Durango shiner.