Family | Scientific Name | Author | Year | Common Name |
Leuciscidae | Hudsonius altipinnis | (Cope) | 1870 | Highfin Shiner |
Hudsonius altipinnis
Unique Characters: Boldly outlined scales on strongly arched back and a light, often orangish stripe above a diffuse black lateral stripe that extends slightly into the caudal fin. The black lateral stripe does not extend below the lateral line. Light zone above lateral stripe: usually continuous to head. Little to no pigment along anal fin base. Snout almost white, may have some flecks of pigment.
Similar Species:
Dusky Shiner Pteronotropis cummingsae. Scales on back barely outlined. Strong black lateral stripe extends below lateral line and extends into the caudal fin. Light zone above lateral stripe: usually slightly obscured anteriorly behind head by dark pigment edging of scales. Black pigment usually present along anal fin base.
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