Names and Classification
The species was described in 1978 within Notropis and is now recognized as Cyprinella panarcys. It belongs to the shiner and minnow family Leuciscidae. A specimen bearing the older combination is not automatically another species; the species name panarcys and the authorship connect the records.
River and Regional Context
The type locality is the Río San Pedro at Meoqui, at a reported elevation of 1,115 meters. Modern catalog information places the fish in the upper Río Bravo/Río Grande region, including northern Mexico. That locality is the origin of the name-bearing specimen, not a claim that the fish occurs only at that one site.
Reading Species Records
The original study also discussed Proserpine Shiner, but the two remain separate species. Their measurements and natural-history observations should not be combined merely because they appeared in the same paper. A reliable maximum length or weight was not established in the references used here, so neither is invented here.
A Type Locality Is a Reference Point
Meoqui provides a precise anchor for the original description. Later distribution records can extend beyond a type locality without changing the species’ identity.
All Lakes With Conchos Shiner
Browse lakes and reservoirs with documented Conchos Shiner records, listed alphabetically. Records do not establish current abundance or public access. Check the evidence and managing authority for the water you choose.
No published lakes are currently linked to this species in our confirmed records.