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Topeka shiner
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Subfamily: Leuciscinae
Clade: Pogonichthyinae
Genus: Notropis
Species:
N. topeka
Binomial name
Notropis topeka
Synonyms
  • Cliola topeka Gilbert, 1884
  • Moniana tristis Girard, 1856
  • Notropis tristis (Girard, 1856)
  • Notropis aeneolus Hay, 1887

The Topeka shiner (Notropis topeka) is a North American species of cyprinid freshwater fish. It is a small minnow found in midwestern prairie streams in the United States. This species is endangered.

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  1. ^ NatureServe (2013). "Notropis topeka". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2013. Retrieved 15 December 2014.