Highfin shiner

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Highfin shiner (Hudsonius altipinnis) is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Notropis. It is endemic to the United States, where it is found in the lower Roanoke River drainage from southeastern Virginia, south in Piedmont and Coastal Plain areas to the middle Savannah River drainage in South Carolina.

Highfin shiner
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Subfamily: Leuciscinae
Clade: Pogonichthyinae
Genus: Notropis
Species:
N. altipinnis
Binomial name
Notropis altipinnis
(Cope, 1870)
Synonyms

Alburnellus altipinnis Cope, 1870

Highfin Shiner (Notropis altipinnis) in the United States, 7 April 2024

References

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  1. ^ NatureServe (2013). "Notropis altipinnis". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2013. IUCN: e.T202281A18234844. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T202281A18234844.en. Retrieved 14 January 2018.