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Fish Identification: Find Species

Class: Teleostei
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Leuciscidae Minnows
Subfamily: Pogonichthyinae
Genus: Paranotropis

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8 species (see list below)
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Photo by Lyons, J.

North America
Max. Length 6.4 cm TL
Paranotropis buchanani (Meek, 1896)
Photo by Lyons, J.
 
Paranotropis buchanani
[Ghost shiner]
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Max. Length 7.5 cm TL
 
Paranotropis cahabae
[Cahaba shiner]
Photo by N. Burkhead & R. Jenkins, courtesy of VDGIF

North America
Max. Length 8.2 cm TL
Paranotropis leuciodus (Cope, 1868)
Photo by N. Burkhead & R. Jenkins, courtesy of VDGIF
 
Paranotropis leuciodus
[Tennessee shiner]
Photo by Sandra J. Raredon / Smithsonian Institution, NMNH, Div. of Fishes

North America
Max. Length 7.5 cm TL
Paranotropis ozarcanus (Meek, 1891)
Photo by Sandra J. Raredon / Smithsonian Institution, NMNH, Div. of Fishes
 
Paranotropis ozarcanus
[Ozark shiner]
Photo by Thomas, C.

North America
Max. Length 10 cm TL
Paranotropis shumardi (Girard, 1856)
Photo by Thomas, C.
 
Paranotropis shumardi
[Silverband shiner]
Photo by Burkhead, N.

North America
Max. Length 7.9 cm TL
Paranotropis spectrunculus (Cope, 1868)
Photo by Burkhead, N.
 
Paranotropis spectrunculus
[Mirror shiner]
Photo by The Native Fish Conservancy

North America
Max. Length 7.6 cm TL
Paranotropis volucellus (Cope, 1865)
Photo by The Native Fish Conservancy
 
Paranotropis volucellus
[Mimic shiner]
Photo by Eisenhour, D.J.

North America
Max. Length 7.8 cm TL
Paranotropis wickliffi (Trautman, 1931)
Photo by Eisenhour, D.J.
 
Paranotropis wickliffi
[Channel shiner]


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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Paranotropis buchanani Ghost shiner North America 6.4 TL 1896
Paranotropis cahabae Cahaba shiner North America 7.5 TL 1989
Paranotropis leuciodus Tennessee shiner North America 8.2 TL 1868
Paranotropis ozarcanus Ozark shiner North America 7.5 TL 1891
Paranotropis shumardi Silverband shiner North America 10 TL 1856
Paranotropis spectrunculus Mirror shiner North America 7.9 TL 1868
Paranotropis volucellus Mimic shiner North America 7.6 TL 1865
Paranotropis wickliffi Channel shiner North America 7.8 TL 1931



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