Silver Shiner

Notropis photogenis

Fourteen Centimeters Carp from North American Waters

Silver Shiner is a freshwater fish of North America. The species occupies freshwater habitats. The largest recorded length is 14 cm.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Minnows, Carps, and Loaches
Family: Cyprinidae
Genus: Notropis
Maximum length: 14 cm
Water: Freshwater
Distribution: North America: Lake Erie and Ohio River drainages from Ontario, Canada and New York to Michigan, and south to northern Georgia, USA. Common throughout eastern part of range, rare in western areas (absent in lower Wabash, lower Cumberland, and most of lower Tennessee River drainages); rare in Lake Erie drainage.
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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