Cyprinella

Cyprinella is a genus of freshwater ray-finned fish in the family Leuciscidae, the shiners, daces and minnows. They are known as the satinfin shiners.^[2] They are native to North America, and some are among the most common freshwater fish species on the eastern side of the continent.^[3] Conversely, several Cyprinella species with small distributions are threatened and the Maravillas Creek subspecies of the red shiner (Cyprinella lutrensis blairi) is extinct.^[4]

Cyprinella
Tricolor shiner (Cyprinella trichroistia)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Cypriniformes
Family:	Leuciscidae
Subfamily:	Pogonichthyinae
Genus:	Cyprinella Girard, 1856
Type species
Leuciscus bubalinus Baird & Girard, 1853
Species
32 - See text.
Synonyms[1]
Erogala Jordan, 1878 Moniana Girard, 1856

The largest species reach around 19 cm (7.5 in) in total length.^[5] Breeding males often develop bright coloration.^[3] Fish of the genus produce audible sounds during courtship and conflict.^[6]

Species

These are the currently recognized species in this genus:^[7]

Satinfin shiner (Cyprinella analostana)

Red shiner (Cyprinella lutrensis)

• Cyprinella alvarezdelvillari Contreras-Balderas & Lozano-Vilano, 1994 (Tepehuan shiner)
• Cyprinella analostana Girard, 1859 (Satinfin shiner)
• Cyprinella bocagrande (Chernoff & R. R. Miller, 1982) (Largemouth shiner)
• Cyprinella caerulea (D. S. Jordan, 1877) (Blue shiner)
• Cyprinella callisema (D. S. Jordan, 1877) (Ocmulgee shiner)
• Cyprinella callistia (D. S. Jordan, 1877) (Alabama shiner)
• Cyprinella callitaenia (R. M. Bailey & Gibbs, 1956) (Bluestripe shiner)
• Cyprinella camura (D. S. Jordan & Meek, 1884) (Bluntface shiner)
• Cyprinella chloristia (D. S. Jordan and Brayton, 1878) (Greenfin shiner)
• Cyprinella eurystoma (D. S. Jordan, 1877)
• Cyprinella formosa (Girard, 1856) (Beautiful shiner)
• Cyprinella galactura (Cope, 1868) (Whitetail shiner)
• Cyprinella gibbsi (Howell & J. D. Williams, 1971) (Tallapoosa shiner)
• Cyprinella labrosa (Cope, 1870) (Thicklip chub)
• Cyprinella leedsi (Fowler, 1942) (Bannerfin shiner)
• Cyprinella lepida Girard, 1856 (Plateau shiner)
• Cyprinella leptocheilus Tracy, Rohde & Jenkins, 2024 (Siouan thinlip chub)
• Cyprinella lutrensis (Baird & Girard, 1853) (Red shiner)
• Cyprinella nivea (Cope, 1870) (Whitefin shiner)
• Cyprinella panarcys (C. L. Hubbs & R. R. Miller, 1978) (Conchos shiner)
• Cyprinella proserpina (Girard, 1856) (Proserpine shiner)
• Cyprinella pyrrhomelas (Cope, 1870) (Fieryblack shiner)
• Cyprinella rubripinna Garman, 1881 (Gibbous shiner)
• Cyprinella rutila (Girard, 1856) (Mexican red shiner)
• Cyprinella spiloptera (Cope, 1867) (Spotfin shiner)
• Cyprinella stigmatura (D. S. Jordan, 1877)
• Cyprinella trichroistia (D. S. Jordan & Gilbert, 1878) (Tricolor shiner)
• Cyprinella venusta Girard, 1856 (Blacktail shiner)
• Cyprinella whipplei Girard, 1856 (Steelcolor shiner)
• Cyprinella xaenura (D. S. Jordan, 1877) (Altamaha shiner)
• Cyprinella xanthicara (W. L. Minckley & Lytle, 1969) (Cuatro Cienegas shiner)
• Cyprinella zanema (D. S. Jordan & Brayton, 1878) (Santee chub)