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Sharpnose shiner

Notropis oxyrhynchus Hubbs & Bonham, 1951

Status not recordedbony fish

The sharpnose shiner (Notropis oxyrhynchus) is a species in the family Cyprinidae, order Cypriniformes.

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Quick facts about the sharpnose shiner

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the sharpnose shiner live?

Not recorded

Is the sharpnose shiner endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the sharpnose shiner classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderCypriniformes
  5. familyCyprinidae
  6. genusNotropis
  7. SpeciesNotropis oxyrhynchus Hubbs & Bonham, 1951
Other names and names in other languages (1)
  • jeleček ostronosýCzech

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the sharpnose shiner

Other species in the same genus Notropis.

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the sharpnose shiner?

The sharpnose shiner (Notropis oxyrhynchus) belongs to the family Cyprinidae in the order Cypriniformes.

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Data as of 2026-11-14. How this page is put together.

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BibTeX
@misc{sharpnose_shiner_2026,
  title = {Sharpnose shiner (Notropis oxyrhynchus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/sharpnose-shiner},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}