The highland shiner (Notropis micropteryx) is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Notropis. It is endemic to the United States where it is found in tributaries of the Green, Cumberland, and Tennessee rivers in southern Kentucky, northern Alabama, Virginia, and western North Carolina.

Highland 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. micropteryx
Binomial name
Notropis micropteryx
(Cope, 1868)
Synonyms

Alburnellus micropteryx Cope, 1868

References edit

  1. ^ NatureServe (2013). "Notropis micropteryx". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2013: e.T202312A18236982. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T202312A18236982.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.