Notropis photogenis

Notropis photogenis
Silver Shiner – Notropis photogenis – Pigeon
FamilyScientific NameAuthorYearCommon Name
LeuciscidaeNotropis photogenis(Cope)1865Silver 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

Notropis micropteryx
Highland Shiner – Notropis micropteryx – Nolichucky
Notropis sp Kanawha Rosyface Shiner
“Kanawha” Rosyface Shiner – Notropis sp. -New

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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