Red River shiner | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Cypriniformes |
Family: | Leuciscidae |
Subfamily: | Pogonichthyinae |
Genus: | Notropis |
Species: | N. bairdi |
Binomial name | |
Notropis bairdi C. L. Hubbs & Ortenburger, 1929 |
The Red River shiner (Notropis bairdi) is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Leuciscidae which features the shiners, daces and minnows.
It is endemic to the United States, where it is found in the Red River in Arkansas, Oklahoma, and Texas.