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Cyprinella leedsi

Bannerfin Shiner
NS G4
Collection Details

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Taxonomic Hierarchy

Actinopterygii (Ray-finned Fishes) Cypriniformes (Carps and Minnows) Cyprinidae (Carps and Minnows) Cyprinella Cyprinella leedsi (Bannerfin 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: Atlantic Slope from Edisto River drainage in South Carolina to Altamaha River drainage in Georgia, USA; Gulf Slope in Suwannee and Ochlockonee drainages in Georgia and Florida, USA.

Habitat Associations

Freshwater. benthopelagic. Found in: streams.

Biology

Inhabits sandy runs of medium to large rivers (Ref. 86798).
Max length: 10.0 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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