Mimic shiner

Paranotropis volucellus

Carp Reaching Seven Point Six Centimeters

Temperate
Northern Hemisphere
Regional distribution
Freshwater fish
North America
West Asia
Small
Temperate fish

Mimic shiner is known around North America as a freshwater fish; It occurs in freshwater habitats, and the species reaches a recorded maximum of 7.6 cm.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Minnows, Carps, and Loaches
Family: Cyprinidae
Genus: Paranotropis
Maximum length: 7.6 cm
Water: Freshwater
Distribution: North America: St. Lawrence-Great Lakes, Hudson Bay and Mississippi River basins from Quebec in Canada and Vermont in the USA to Manitoba in Canada, and south to Gulf; from James River in Virginia to Neuse River in North Carolina, USA; from Mobile Bay in Georgia and Alabama to Nueces River in Texas, USA.

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