Cyprinidae

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.