Family | Scientific Name | Author | Year | Common Name |
Leuciscidae | Notropis photogenis | (Cope) | 1865 | Silver Shiner |
Notropis photogenis
Unique Characters: Slender, compressed silvery body. Two black crescents between nostrils. Large, terminal mouth. Distinct, dark middorsal line. Dorsal fin origin 1.5-2.5 scales behind pelvic fin origin.
Highland Shiner
Notropis micropteryx
“Kanawha” Rosyface Shiner
Notropis sp.
“Kanawha” Rosyface Shiner
Highland Shiner Notropis micropteryx. Sharper snout. No crescents between nostrils. Faint middorsal line. Dorsal fin origin 2.5-4.0 scales behind pelvic fin origin. Red coloration on body.
Morphologically similar to Highland Shiner, but genetically different. Restricted to the New basin.
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