Alburnops

Alburnops
River shiner (Alburnops blennius)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Cypriniformes
Family:	Leuciscidae
Subfamily:	Pogonichthyinae
Genus:	Alburnops Girard, 1856 [1]
Type species
Alburnops blennius Girard, 1856 [1]

Alburnops is a genus of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the subfamily Pogonichthyinae of the family Leuciscidae, the shiners, minnows, daces and related fishes. The fishes in this genus are found in North America. ^[1]

Species

Alburnops contains the following species: ^[2]

• Alburnops aguirrepequenoi Contreras-Balderas & Rivera-Tiellery, 1973 (Soto la Marina shiner)
• Alburnops asperifrons Suttkus & Raney, 1990 (Orangefin shiner)
• Alburnops baileyi (Suttkus & Raney, 1955) (Rough shiner)
• Alburnops blennius Girard, 1856 (River shiner)
• Alburnops braytoni D. S. Jordan & Evermann, 1896 (Tamaulipas shiner)
• Alburnops candidus (Suttkus, 1980 (Silverside shiner)
• Alburnops chalybaeus (Cope, 1867) (Ironcolor shiner)
• Alburnops edwardraneyi (Suttkus & Clemmer, 1968 (Fluvial shiner)
• Alburnops hypsilepis (Suttkus & Raney, 1955) (Highscale shiner)
• † Alburnops orca Woolman, 1894 (Phantom shiner)
• Alburnops petersoni Fowler, 1942 (Coastal shiner)
• Alburnops potteri C. L. Hubbs & Bonham, 1951 (Chub shiner)
• Alburnops simus (Cope, 1875) (Bluntnose shiner)
• Alburnops texanus (Girard, 1856) (Weed shiner)
• Alburnops xaenocephalus (D. S. Jordan, 1877) (Coosa shiner)

References

1. Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Alburnops". Catalog of Fishes . California Academy of Sciences . Retrieved 7 March 2025.
2. Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Alburnops". Catalog of Fishes . California Academy of Sciences . Retrieved 7 March 2025.