Stumptooth minnow
| Stumptooth minnow | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Family: | Leuciscidae |
| Subfamily: | Pogonichthyinae |
| Genus: | † Garman, 1881 |
| Species: | †S. signifer |
| Binomial name | |
| †Stypodon signifer Garman, 1881 | |
The stumptooth minnow (Stypodon signifer) is an extinct species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Leuciscidae, the shiners, daces and minnows.[2] This species was endemic to Mexico, being found only in the Valle de Parras in the Chihuahuan Desert in Coahuila state. It is thought to have become extinct around 1930.[1]
Sources
- ^ a b World Conservation Monitoring Centre (2019). "Stypodon signifer". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T21120A2774500. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-2.RLTS.T21120A2774500.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
- ^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Styodon". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 21 March 2025.