Photo Credit: Derek Wheaton
| Family | Scientific Name | Author | Year | Common Name |
| Leuciscidae | Erimonax monachus | (Cope) | 1868 | Spotfin Chub |
Erimonax monachus
Unique Characters: Slender, arched body, flattened below. Long snout overhangs mouth. Small barbel at corner of mouth. Black blotch on rear half of dorsal fin. Breeding males with turquoise-colored body with irregular wide white bands and small tubercles on the head and snout. Currently only known from Little Tennessee basin.
Similar Species:
All species of Cyprinella have dark pigment on the last 2-4 interradial membranes of the dorsal fin.
Spotfin Shiner
Cyprinella spiloptera
Whitetail Shiner
Cyprinella galactura
Spotfin Shiner Cyprinella spiloptera. No small barbel at corner of mouth. Usually 8 anal fin rays. Dorsal and ventral areas located on the base of the caudal fin flecked with pigment; no large clear to creamy white areas. Only in Tennessee River drainage basins and New basins.
Whitetail Shiner Cyprinella galactura. No small barbel at corner of mouth. Two large clear to creamy white areas located at the base of the caudal fin.
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