Salado shiner

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Salado 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. saladonis
Binomial name
Notropis saladonis

The Salado shiner (Notropis saladonis) is an extinct species of ray-finned fish in the family Cyprinidae. It was found only in the Rio Salado, a tributary of the Rio Grande in northern Mexico. It was locally known as sardinita de salado.

Sources

  1. Mercado Silva, N. (2019). "Notropis saladonis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T14894A546742. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-2.RLTS.T14894A546742.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.