Redeye chub
Redeye chub (Notropis harperi) is a species of cyprinid fish native to freshwaters of southeastern North America.[2]
| Redeye chub | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Family: | Cyprinidae |
| Subfamily: | Leuciscinae |
| Clade: | Pogonichthyinae |
| Genus: | Notropis |
| Species: | N. harperi |
| Binomial name | |
| Notropis harperi (Fowler, 1941) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Unlike other members of Notropis, they have a pair of barbels on the corners of their mouths.[3]
Etymology
The specific name is in honor of Dr. Francis Harper, who in 1939-40 collected the type specimens during field investigations along the routes of John and William Bartram.[4]
References
- NatureServe (2013). "Notropis harperi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2013: e.T202303A18228738. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T202303A18228738.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
- Fuller, Pam; Nico, Leo (30 June 2004). "Notropis harperi Fowler, 1941". Nonindigenous Aquatic Species. Gainesville, Florida: U.S. Geological Survey. Retrieved 8 February 2023.
- "Redeye". Outdoor Alabama. Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources.
- Scharpf, Christopher; Lazara, Kenneth J. (28 December 2023). "Family LEUCISCIDAE Subfamily POGONICHTHYINAE (American Minnows and Shiners)". The ETYFish Project. Retrieved 28 January 2023.
- Robert Jay Goldstein, Rodney W. Harper, Richard Edwards: American Aquarium Fishes. Texas A&M University Press 2000, ISBN 978-0-89096-880-2, p. 101 (restricted online copy, p. 101, at Google Books)
- Redeye chub on FishBase
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