Cyprinidae

Blacktail Shiner

Cyprinella venusta

Nineteen Centimeters Carp of North American Waters

• Black
• Tropical
• Northern Hemisphere
• Regional distribution
• Freshwater fish
• North America
• West Asia
• Fusiform
• Medium
• Tropical fish

The blacktail shiner (Cyprinella venusta) is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish in the family Leuciscidae, the shiners, daces and minnows. This fish is found in the United States.