Notropis

Notropis
	Notropis chrosomus
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Cypriniformes
Family:	Cyprinidae
Clade:	Pogonichthyinae
Genus:	Notropis; Rafinesque, 1818
Type species
	Notropis atherinoides; Rafinesque 1818
Synonyms
	List Alburnellus Girard, 1856; Alburnops Girard, 1856; Azteca Jordan & Evermann, 1896; Aztecula Jordan & Evermann, 1898; Chriope Jordan, 1878; Episema Cope & Jordan]], 1877; Ericymba Cope, 1865; Erinemus Jordan, 1876; Graodus Günther 1868; Hudsonius Girard, 1856; Hydrophlox Jordan, 1878; Miniellus Jordan, 1888; Minnilus Rafinesque, 1820; Nazatexico Whitley, 1931; Opsopoea Jordan & Evermann, 1898; Orcella Jordan & Evermann, 1896; Orcula Jordan & Evermann, 1900; Paranotropis Fowler 1904; Photogenis Cope, 1867;

Notropis is a genus of freshwater fish in the family Cyprinidae. They are known commonly as eastern shiners. They are native to North America, and are the continent's second largest genus.

A 1997 phylogenetic analysis placed the genus in a clade with Campostoma, Cyprinella, Phenacobius, Platygobio and Rhinichthys. The systematics of the genus is still unclear. It has not been confirmed to be monophyletic. While it has been divided into several subgenera and species groups, the relationships between the taxa are not yet understood.

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