title: Roughhead shiner
text: # Roughhead shiner
  
  The roughhead shiner (Notropis semperasper) is a species of freshwater fish in the family Cyprinidae. It is found only in the upper James River drainage, Virginia, USA.
  
  In March 2022, the Center for Biological Diversity petitioned the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to list the roughhead shiner as endangered.
  
  ## Sources
  
  * ↑ NatureServe (2013). "Notropis semperasper". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2013: e.T14895A19034660. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T14895A19034660.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  * ↑ "Endangered Species Protection Sought for Tiny Virginia Fish". Center for Biological Diversity. Retrieved 2022-03-28.
  * Roughhead shiner on FishBase
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