| Family | Scientific Name | Author | Year | Common Name |
| Leuciscidae | Notropis micropteryx | (Cope) | 1868 | Highland Shiner |
Notropis micropteryx
Unique Characters: Sharply pointed snout. Dorsal fin origin well behind pelvic origin. Breeding male has a red head and diffuse red-orange color on lower side, jaws and fin bases. No black crescents between nostrils. Faint middorsal line. Dorsal fin origin 2.5-4.0 scales behind pelvic fin origin. Restricted to Tennessee River drainage basins, not yet found in the Watauga basin.
Similar Species:
Silver Shiner
Notropis photogenis
“Kanawha” Rosyface Shiner
Notropis sp.
Silver Shiner Notropis photogenis. Black crescents between nostrils. Distinct, dark middorsal line. No red coloration. Dorsal fin origin 1.5-2.5 scales behind pelvic fin origin.
“Kanawha” Rosyface Shiner Notropis sp. Morphologically similar, but genetically different. Restricted to the New basin.
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