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Alabama shiner (Cyprinella callistia)
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Ecological Illustration of Alabama shiner (Cyprinella callistia)
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Cyprinidae

Alabama shiner

Cyprinella callistia

Its genus largest breeding tubercles cover head and body

  • Tropical
  • Northern Hemisphere
  • Regional distribution
  • Freshwater fish
  • North America
  • West Asia
  • Small
  • Tropical fish

Alabama shiner is a freshwater fish from North America. It inhabits freshwater habitats. Records give a maximum length of 13 cm.

Class
Teleosts
Order
Minnows, Carps, and Loaches
Family
Cyprinidae
Genus
Cyprinella
Water type
Freshwater
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