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Cape Fear shiner (Notropis mekistocholas)
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Cape Fear shiner (Notropis mekistocholas) specimen
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Cyprinidae

Cape Fear shiner

Notropis mekistocholas

Coiled gut and dark peritoneum

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

Cape Fear shiner is a freshwater fish of North America. The species occupies freshwater habitats. Records give a maximum length of 7.7 cm.

Maximum length
7.7 cm
Water
Freshwater
Distribution
North America: Cape Fear drainage near Fall Line, Chatham and Harnett counties, North Carolina, USA.

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