| Family | Scientific Name | Author | Year | Common Name |
| Leuciscidae | Cyprinella pyrrhomelas | (Cope) | 1870 | Fieryblack Shiner |
Cyprinella pyrrhomelas
Unique Characters: Black bar behind head and black edge on caudal fin. Breeding male with red snout and white and red bands in caudal fin. Usually 10-11 anal fin rays. Restricted to the Yadkin, Catawba, and Broad basins.
Similar Species:
All species of Cyprinella have dark pigment on the last 2-4 interradial membranes of the dorsal fin.
Other Cyprinella lack the black edge on caudal fin and usually have 8 or 9 anal fin rays.
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