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Apalachee shiner (Pteronotropis grandipinnis)
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Ecological Illustration of Apalachee shiner (Pteronotropis grandipinnis)
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Cyprinidae

Apalachee shiner

Pteronotropis grandipinnis

Elevated dorsal and anal fins in males

  • Tropical
  • Northern Hemisphere
  • Regional distribution
  • Freshwater fish
  • North America
  • West Asia
  • Elongated
  • Compressed cross-section
  • Small
  • Tropical fish

Apalachee shiner is known from North America as a freshwater fish. It occurs in freshwater habitats.

Class
Teleosts
Order
Minnows, Carps, and Loaches
Family
Cyprinidae
Genus
Pteronotropis
Water type
Freshwater
Body shape
elongated
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