Pteronotropis
Encyclopedia
Pteronotropis is a genus of cyprinid
fish endemic to the United States
. There are currently nine species in this genus.
Cyprinid
The family Cyprinidae, from the Ancient Greek kyprînos , consists of the carps, the true minnows, and their relatives . Commonly called the carp family or the minnow family, its members are also known as cyprinids...
fish endemic to the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. There are currently nine species in this genus.
Species
- Pteronotropis euryzonus (Suttkus, 1955) (Broadstripe shiner)
- Pteronotropis grandipinnis (D. S. JordanDavid Starr JordanDavid Starr Jordan, Ph.D., LL.D. was a leading eugenicist, ichthyologist, educator and peace activist. He was president of Indiana University and Stanford University.-Early life and education:...
, 1877) (Apalachee shiner) - Pteronotropis hubbsi (R. M. Bailey & H. W. Robison, 1978) (Bluehead shiner)
- Pteronotropis hypselopterus (Günther, 1868) (Sailfin shiner)
- Pteronotropis merlini (Suttkus & Mettee, 2001) (Orangetail shiner)
- Pteronotropis metallicus (D. S. JordanDavid Starr JordanDavid Starr Jordan, Ph.D., LL.D. was a leading eugenicist, ichthyologist, educator and peace activist. He was president of Indiana University and Stanford University.-Early life and education:...
& MeekSeth Eugene MeekSeth Eugene Meek was an American ichthyologist at the Field Museum of Natural History in Chicago. He was the first compiler of a book on Mexican freshwater fishes. Together with his assistant, Samuel F. Hildebrand, he produced the first book on the freshwater fishes of Panama.He often collaborated...
, 1884) - Pteronotropis signipinnisPteronotropis signipinnisPteronotropis signipinnis or flagfin shiner is a species of ray-finned fish in the family Cyprinidae , in the order Cypriniformes .-Distribution:...
(R. M. Bailey & Suttkus, 1952) (Flagfin shiner) - Pteronotropis stonei (FowlerHenry Weed FowlerHenry Weed Fowler was an American zoologist born in Holmesburg, Pennsylvania.He studied at Stanford University under David Starr Jordan...
, 1921) (Lowland shiner) - Pteronotropis welaka (EvermannBarton Warren EvermannBarton Warren Evermann was an American ichthyologist. He was born in Monroe County, Iowa, and graduated from Indiana University in 1886. For 10 years, he served as teacher and superintendent of schools in Indiana and California. He was professor of biology at the Indiana State University in...
& Kendall, 1898) (Bluenose shiner)