Family | Scientific Name | Author | Year | Common Name |
Leuciscidae | Coccotis coccogenis | (Cope) | 1868 | Warpaint Shiner |
Coccotis coccogenis
Unique Characters: A very distinctive species with a large terminal mouth, black band on the dorsal fin, a red bar on the opercle, a black humeral bar immediately behind the opercle, and a caudal fin with a light colored base and a black submarginal band. Breeding male has a red snout and upper lip and red on the dorsal fin.
Similar Species: None
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