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Comely Shiner (Notropis amoenus)
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Comely Shiner (Notropis amoenus) specimen
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Cyprinidae

Comely Shiner

Notropis amoenus

Eleven Centimeters Carp of the Atlantic Ocean

  • Temperate
  • Northern Hemisphere
  • Regional distribution
  • Freshwater fish
  • Atlantic Ocean
  • North America
  • Small
  • Temperate fish

Comely Shiner is known from North America as a freshwater fish. It occurs in freshwater habitats.

Maximum length
11 cm
Water
Freshwater
Distribution
North America: Atlantic Slope drainages from Hudson River in New York to Cape Fear River in North Carolina, USA; one record each from Seneca Lake (Lake Ontario drainage) in New York, and Yadkin River system in North Carolina, USA.
Conservation status
LCLeast Concern

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