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Cyprinella chloristia

Greenfin Shiner
NS G4
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Taxonomic Hierarchy

Actinopterygii (Ray-finned Fishes) Cypriniformes (Carps and Minnows) Cyprinidae (Carps and Minnows) Cyprinella Cyprinella chloristia (Greenfin Shiner)

Description

This species account was compiled from FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. 2025. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. www.fishbase.org, version 04/2025.) and processed using AI-assisted text extraction. It may contain errors in spelling, punctuation, or formatting. When citing, please reference the original source rather than this page. Learn more about our species accounts.

Characters

Body shape: Elongated.

Distribution

North America: Santee River drainage in North Carolina and South Carolina, USA; and Peedee River drainage in South Carolina.

Habitat Associations

Freshwater. benthopelagic. Found in: streams.

Biology

Inhabits rocky and sandy pools and runs of creeks and small to medium rivers (Ref. 86798).
Max length: 7.5 cm TL.
IUCN Red List Status: Least Concern (LC), assessed 2011-11-16. Resilience: High (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).

References

Page, L.M. and B.M. Burr (2011) A field guide to freshwater fishes of North America north of Mexico. Boston : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 663p.

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