The roughhead shiner (Notropis semperasper) is a species of freshwater fish in the family Cyprinidae. It is found only in the upper James River drainage, Virginia, USA.

Roughhead shiner
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Subfamily: Leuciscinae
Clade: Pogonichthyinae
Genus: Notropis
Species:
N. semperasper
Binomial name
Notropis semperasper

In March 2022, the Center for Biological Diversity petitioned the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to list the roughhead shiner as endangered. [2]

Sources

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  1. ^ NatureServe (2013). "Notropis semperasper". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2013: e.T14895A19034660. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T14895A19034660.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  2. ^ "Endangered Species Protection Sought for Tiny Virginia Fish". Center for Biological Diversity. Retrieved 2022-03-28.