Spotfin Shiner

Cyprinella spiloptera

Twelve Centimeters Carp of North American Waters

Tropical
Northern Hemisphere
Regional distribution
Freshwater fish
Atlantic Ocean
North America
Fusiform
Small
Tropical fish

Cyprinella spiloptera, the spotfin shiner is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish in the family Leuciscidae, the shiners, daces and minnows. It is a small sized freshwater fish found abundantly in many watercourses of North America.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Minnows, Carps, and Loaches
Family: Cyprinidae
Genus: Cyprinella
Maximum length: 12 cm
Water: Freshwater
Body shape: fusiform
Distribution: North America: Atlantic Slope from St. Lawrence drainage in Quebec, Canada to Potomac River drainage in Virginia, USA; Great Lakes (except Lake Superior), Hudson Bay (Red River) and Mississippi River basins from Ontario, Canada and New York to North Dakota and south to Alabama and eastern Oklahoma, USA; isolated populations in Ozarks, USA.
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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