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Pteronotropis signipinnis

Flagfin Shiner
NS G5
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Taxonomic Hierarchy

Actinopterygii (Ray-finned Fishes) Cypriniformes (Carps and Minnows) Cyprinidae (Carps and Minnows) Pteronotropis Pteronotropis signipinnis (Flagfin 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: Coastal Plain from Apalachicola River drainage in Florida to to Lake Pontchartrain drainage in Louisiana, USA.

Habitat Associations

Freshwater. benthopelagic. Found in: streams.

Biology

Inhabits flowing pools and runs of headwaters, creeks, and small rivers. Occurs usually over sand and near vegetation (Ref. 86798).
Max length: 7.0 cm TL.
IUCN Red List Status: Least Concern (LC), assessed 2012-03-01. 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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