Hybopsis amnis (Hubbs & Greene, 1951)
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
The pallid shiner (Hybopsis amnis) is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Leuciscidae, the shiners, daces and minnows. Its synonym is Notropis amnis. They are native to North America and can be found in the Mississippi watershed. The pallid shiner is considered a rare fish in its northern distribution but not in its southern distribution. The pallid shiner was first discovered in the early 1900s in the St. Croix River north of Taylors Falls, and its population has been declining since. Little is known about their feeding and reproductive habits.
Wikipedia contributors, Pallid shiner; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T22:50:26.545995+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Hybopsis amnis (Hubbs & Greene, 1951)
- Name authority
- (Hubbs & Greene, 1951)
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Cypriniformes
- Family
- Cyprinidae
- Genus
- Hybopsis
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Source habitat flags: Marine: no · Freshwater: yes · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- gigaclassActinopterygii
- superclassActinopteri
- classTeleostei
- orderCypriniformes
- familyCyprinidae Rafinesque, 1815
- subfamilyLeuciscinae Bonaparte, 1835
- genusHybopsis Agassiz, 1854
- speciesHybopsis amnis (Hubbs & Greene, 1951)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Hybopsis. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Hybopsis hypsinotus (Cope, 1870) | CyprinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Hybopsis winchelli Girard, 1856 | CyprinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Hybopsis amblops (Rafinesque, 1820) | CyprinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Hybopsis rubrifrons (Jordan, 1877) | CyprinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Notropis nocomis Evermann, 1892 Evermann, 1892 | ambiguous synonym |
| Notropis amnis Hubbs & Greene, 1951 Hubbs & Greene, 1951 | synonym |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1014191 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:3MYHL. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.