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Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae Minnows or carps
Subfamily: Leuciscinae
Genus: Cyprinella

(See list of species below)


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32 species (see list below)

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Central America
Max. Length 4.4 cm SL
 
Cyprinella alvarezdelvillari
[Tepehuan shiner]

Photo by Shattuck, Z.R.

North America
Max. Length 11 cm TL
Cyprinella analostana Girard, 1859

Photo by Shattuck, Z.R.
 
Cyprinella analostana
[Satinfin shiner]
No picture found
North America
Max. Length 4.1 cm SL
 
Cyprinella bocagrande
[Largemouth shiner]

Photo by The Native Fish Conservancy

North America
Max. Length 10 cm TL
Cyprinella caerulea (Jordan, 1877)

Photo by The Native Fish Conservancy
 
Cyprinella caerulea
[Blue shiner]
No picture found
North America
Max. Length 9 cm TL
 
Cyprinella callisema
[Ocmulgee shiner]

Photo by Burkhead, N.

North America
Max. Length 13 cm TL
Cyprinella callistia (Jordan, 1877)

Photo by Burkhead, N.
 
Cyprinella callistia
[Alabama shiner]
No picture found
North America
Max. Length 9 cm TL
 
Cyprinella callitaenia
[Bluestripe shiner]
No picture found
North America
Max. Length 15 cm TL
 
Cyprinella camura
[Bluntface shiner]
No picture found
North America
Max. Length 7.5 cm TL
 
Cyprinella chloristia
[Greenfin shiner]
No picture found
North America
 
Cyprinella eurystoma
[]

Photo by The Native Fish Conservancy

North America
Max. Length 9 cm TL
Cyprinella formosa (Girard, 1856)

Photo by The Native Fish Conservancy
 
Cyprinella formosa
[Beautiful shiner]

Photo by Awai, M.

North America
Max. Length 15 cm TL
Cyprinella galactura (Cope, 1868)

Photo by Awai, M.
 
Cyprinella galactura
[Whitetail shiner]
No picture found
North America
 
Cyprinella garmani
[Gibbous shiner]

Photo by Burkhead, N.

North America
Max. Length 9.5 cm TL
Cyprinella gibbsi (Howell & Williams, 1971)

Photo by Burkhead, N.
 
Cyprinella gibbsi
[Tallapoosa shiner]
No picture found
North America
Max. Length 6.7 cm TL
 
Cyprinella labrosa
[Thicklip chub]
No picture found
North America
Max. Length 10 cm TL
 
Cyprinella leedsi
[Bannerfin shiner]

Photo by Thomas, C.

North America
Max. Length 7.5 cm TL
Cyprinella lepida Girard, 1856

Photo by Thomas, C.
 
Cyprinella lepida
[Plateau shiner]

Photo by JJPhoto

North America
Max. Length 9 cm TL
Cyprinella lutrensis (Baird & Girard, 1853)

Photo by JJPhoto
 
Cyprinella lutrensis
[Red shiner]

Photo by N. Burkhead & R. Jenkins

North America
Max. Length 11 cm TL
Cyprinella monacha (Cope, 1868)

Photo by N. Burkhead & R. Jenkins
 
Cyprinella monacha
[Spotfin chub]

Photo by Coleman, P.S.

North America
Max. Length 8.5 cm TL
Cyprinella nivea (Cope, 1870)

Photo by Coleman, P.S.
 
Cyprinella nivea
[Whitefin shiner]
No picture found
Central America
 
Cyprinella panarcys
[Conchos shiner]

Photo by Shattuck, Z.R.

North America
Max. Length 7.5 cm TL
Cyprinella proserpina (Girard, 1856)

Photo by Shattuck, Z.R.
 
Cyprinella proserpina
[Proserpine shiner]

Photo by Cribb, M.T.

North America
Max. Length 11 cm TL
Cyprinella pyrrhomelas (Cope, 1870)

Photo by Cribb, M.T.
 
Cyprinella pyrrhomelas
[Fieryblack shiner]

Photo by Arguiropulos, M.

North America

Cyprinella rutila (Girard, 1856)

Photo by Arguiropulos, M.
 
Cyprinella rutila
[Mexican red shiner]

Photo by Dextrase, A.

North America
Max. Length 12 cm TL
Cyprinella spiloptera (Cope, 1867)

Photo by Dextrase, A.
 
Cyprinella spiloptera
[Spotfin shiner]
No picture found
North America
 
Cyprinella stigmatura
[]

Photo by Howell, W.M./Jenkins, R.L.

North America
Max. Length 10 cm TL
Cyprinella trichroistia (Jordan & Gilbert, 1878)

Photo by Howell, W.M./Jenkins, R.L.
 
Cyprinella trichroistia
[Tricolor shiner]

Photo by Casten, L.

North America
Max. Length 19 cm TL
Cyprinella venusta Girard, 1856

Photo by Casten, L.
 
Cyprinella venusta
[Blacktail shiner]

Photo by The Native Fish Conservancy

North America
Max. Length 16 cm TL
Cyprinella whipplei Girard, 1856

Photo by The Native Fish Conservancy
 
Cyprinella whipplei
[Steelcolor shiner]
No picture found
North America
Max. Length 11 cm TL
 
Cyprinella xaenura
[Altamaha shiner]

Photo by Artigas Azas, J.M.

North America

Cyprinella xanthicara (Minckley & Lytle, 1969)

Photo by Artigas Azas, J.M.
 
Cyprinella xanthicara
[Cuatro Cienegas shiner]
No picture found
North America
Max. Length 7.5 cm TL
 
Cyprinella zanema
[Santee chub]
32 Species of Family Cyprinidae with Genus Cyprinella
(Minnows or carps)
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Year Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
1994 Cyprinella alvarezdelvillari Tepehuan shiner Central America 4.4 SL
1859 Cyprinella analostana Satinfin shiner North America 11 TL
1982 Cyprinella bocagrande Largemouth shiner North America 4.1 SL
1877 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
1956 Cyprinella callitaenia Bluestripe shiner North America 9 TL
1884 Cyprinella camura Bluntface shiner North America 15 TL
1878 Cyprinella chloristia Greenfin shiner North America 7.5 TL
1877 Cyprinella eurystoma North America
1856 Cyprinella formosa Beautiful shiner North America 9 TL
1868 Cyprinella galactura Whitetail shiner North America 15 TL
1885 Cyprinella garmani Gibbous shiner North America
1971 Cyprinella gibbsi Tallapoosa shiner North America 9.5 TL
1870 Cyprinella labrosa Thicklip chub North America 6.7 TL
1942 Cyprinella leedsi Bannerfin shiner North America 10 TL
1856 Cyprinella lepida Plateau shiner North America 7.5 TL
1853 Cyprinella lutrensis Red shiner North America 9 TL
1868 Cyprinella monacha Spotfin chub North America 11 TL
1870 Cyprinella nivea Whitefin shiner North America 8.5 TL
1978 Cyprinella panarcys Conchos shiner Central America
1856 Cyprinella proserpina Proserpine shiner North America 7.5 TL
1870 Cyprinella pyrrhomelas Fieryblack shiner North America 11 TL
1856 Cyprinella rutila Mexican red shiner North America
1867 Cyprinella spiloptera Spotfin shiner North America 12 TL
1877 Cyprinella stigmatura North America
1878 Cyprinella trichroistia Tricolor shiner North America 10 TL
1856 Cyprinella venusta Blacktail shiner North America 19 TL
1856 Cyprinella whipplei Steelcolor shiner North America 16 TL
1877 Cyprinella xaenura Altamaha shiner North America 11 TL
1969 Cyprinella xanthicara Cuatro Cienegas shiner North America
1878 Cyprinella zanema Santee chub North America 7.5 TL



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