Cyprinidae

Blacknose Shiner

Notropis heterolepis

Nine Point Eight Centimeters Carp of North American Waters

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

The blacknose shiner (Notropis heterolepis) is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Leuciscidae, the shiners, daces and minnows. This species is found in North America.