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Class: Teleostei
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Leuciscidae Minnows
Subfamily: Pogonichthyinae
Genus: Cyprinella

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32 species (see list below)
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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Cyprinella alvarezdelvillari Tepehuan shiner Central America 4.4 SL 1994
Cyprinella analostana Satinfin shiner North America 11 TL 1859
Cyprinella bocagrande Largemouth shiner North America 4.1 SL 1982
Cyprinella caerulea Blue shiner North America 10 TL 1877
Cyprinella callisema Ocmulgee shiner North America 9 TL 1877
Cyprinella callistia Alabama shiner North America 13 TL 1877
Cyprinella callitaenia Bluestripe shiner North America 9 TL 1956
Cyprinella camura Bluntface shiner North America 15 TL 1884
Cyprinella chloristia Greenfin shiner North America 7.5 TL 1878
Cyprinella eurystoma North America 1877
Cyprinella formosa Beautiful shiner North America 9 TL 1856
Cyprinella galactura Whitetail shiner North America 15 TL 1868
Cyprinella garmani Gibbous shiner North America 1885
Cyprinella gibbsi Tallapoosa shiner North America 9.5 TL 1971
Cyprinella labrosa Thicklip chub North America 6.7 TL 1870
Cyprinella leedsi Bannerfin shiner North America 10 TL 1942
Cyprinella lepida Plateau shiner North America 7.5 TL 1856
Cyprinella lutrensis Red shiner North America 9.3 TL 1853
Cyprinella monacha Spotfin chub North America 11 TL 1868
Cyprinella nivea Whitefin shiner North America 8.5 TL 1870
Cyprinella panarcys Conchos shiner Central America 1978
Cyprinella proserpina Proserpine shiner North and Central America 7.5 TL 1856
Cyprinella pyrrhomelas Fieryblack shiner North America 11 TL 1870
Cyprinella rutila Mexican red shiner North America 1856
Cyprinella spiloptera Spotfin shiner North America 12 TL 1867
Cyprinella stigmatura North America 1877
Cyprinella trichroistia Tricolor shiner North America 10 TL 1878
Cyprinella venusta Blacktail shiner North America 19 TL 1856
Cyprinella whipplei Steelcolor shiner North America 16 TL 1856
Cyprinella xaenura Altamaha shiner North America 11 TL 1877
Cyprinella xanthicara Cuatro Cienegas shiner North America 1969
Cyprinella zanema Santee chub North America 7.5 TL 1878



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