Notropis photogenis (Cope, 1865)
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 silver shiner (Notropis photogenis) is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish beloinging to the family Leuciscidae, the shiners, daces and minnows. It is found in the United States and Canada where it inhabits much of the Ohio River basin south to northern Georgia in the Tennessee River drainage. It also found in western Lake Erie tributaries and the Grand River system in Ontario. Though visually very similar to the emerald shiner, which occupies a similar range, it can be distinguished by the presence of two dark crescents between its nostrils, on the top of the head.
Wikipedia contributors, Silver shiner; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T23:22:39.691662+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Notropis photogenis (Cope, 1865)
- Name authority
- (Cope, 1865)
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Cypriniformes
- Family
- Cyprinidae
- Genus
- Notropis
- 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
- genusNotropis Rafinesque, 1818
- speciesNotropis photogenis (Cope, 1865)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Notropis. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Durango ShinerNotropis aulidion Chernoff & Miller, 1986 | CyprinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Notropis candidus Suttkus, 1980 | CyprinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Notropis chiliticus (Cope, 1870) | CyprinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Notropis chlorocephalus (Cope, 1870) | CyprinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Notropis cummingsae Myers, 1925 | CyprinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Notropis dorsalis (Agassiz, 1854) | CyprinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Notropis edwardraneyi Suttkus & Clemmer, 1968 | CyprinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Notropis girardi Hubbs & Ortenburger, 1929 | CyprinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Notropis heterodon (Cope, 1865) | CyprinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Notropis hypsilepis Suttkus & Raney, 1955 | CyprinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Notropis imeldae Cortés, 1968 | CyprinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Rio Grande ShinerNotropis jemezanus (Cope, 1875) | 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 |
|---|---|
| Photogenis leucops Cope, 1867 Cope, 1867 | synonym |
| Photogenis leucops engraulinus Cope, 1868 Cope, 1868 | synonym |
| Alburnellus arge Cope, 1867 Cope, 1867 | synonym |
| Squalius photogenis Cope, 1865 Cope, 1865 | 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=1020956 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:47ZJK. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.