Cyprinella galactura
Cyprinella galactura (Cope, 1868)
Whitetail shiner
Cyprinella galactura
photo by Awai, M.

Family:  Leuciscidae (Minnows), subfamily: Pogonichthyinae
Max. size:  15 cm TL (male/unsexed); max. reported age: 4 years
Environment:  benthopelagic; freshwater
Distribution:  North America: disjunct range east and west of Former Mississippi Embayment. Cumberland and Tennessee River drainages; upper Savannah and Santee drainages (Atlantic Slope); and upper New River drainage in West Virginia and Virginia; St. Francis and White River drainages in Missouri and Arkansas, USA.
Diagnosis:   
Biology:  Adults inhabit rocky runs, less often in pools and riffles, of clear headwaters, creeks, and small rivers (Ref. 5723, 86798). They feed on terrestrial insects and drifting aquatic larvae (Ref. 10294). Migratory behaviour is undetermined (Ref. 126106).
IUCN Red List Status: Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 16 November 2011 Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless


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