Mexican red shiner

The Mexican red shiner (Cyprinella rutila) is a species of fish in the family Cyprinidae. It is endemic to Mexico.[1]

Mexican red shiner
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Leuciscidae
Subfamily: Pogonichthyinae
Genus: Cyprinella
Species:
C. rutile
Binomial name
Cyprinella rutile
Girard, 1856
Synonyms
  • Moniana rutila Girard, 1856
  • Notropis rutilus (Girard, 1856)
  • Moniana gracilis Girard, 1856
  • Cliola montiregis Cope, 1885

References
  1. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2014). "Cyprinella rutila" in FishBase. February 2014 version.


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