Notropis

== Translingual == === Etymology === Irregular (syncopic) compound of the Ancient Greek νῶτον (nôton, “back”) +‎ τρόπις (trópis, “keel”) ≈ “keeled back”, so named on account of its central dorsal ridge (carination). *Nototropis would be the analogical spelling. === Proper noun === Notropis m A taxonomic genus within the family Cyprinidae – eastern shiners, small freshwater fish of North America. For quotations using this term, see Citations:Notropis. ==== Hypernyms ==== (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Osteichthyes – superclass; Actinopterygii – superclass; Actinopteri – class; Neopterygii – subclass; Teleostei – infraclass; Cypriniformes – order; Cyprinoidea – superfamily; Cyprinidae – family; Leuciscinae – subfamily ==== Hyponyms ==== (genus): Notropis atherinoides (emerald shiner) – type species; for 90 accepted species see Notropis at Fishbase. === Further reading === Notropis on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Notropis on Wikispecies.Wikispecies Category:Notropis on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons Notropis at World Register of Marine Species Notropis at Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Notropis at National Center for Biotechnology Information