Fish Identification

Fish Identification: Find Species

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


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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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