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Sharpnose Shiner (Notropis oxyrhynchus)
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Sharpnose Shiner (Notropis oxyrhynchus) specimen
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Cyprinidae

Sharpnose Shiner

Notropis oxyrhynchus

Pale line spanning gill to tail

  • Tropical
  • Lower river
  • Northern Hemisphere
  • Regional distribution
  • Freshwater fish
  • North America
  • Small
  • Tropical fish

Sharpnose Shiner is a freshwater fish from North America. It inhabits freshwater habitats. Records give a maximum length of 9.5 cm.

Maximum length
9.5 cm
Water
Freshwater
Distribution
North America: Brazos River and lower portions of large tributaries in Texas, USA.
Conservation status
VUVulnerable

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