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Cyprinidae
Orangetail shiner
Pteronotropis merlini
Five Point Four Centimeters Carp
- Orange
- Tropical
- Northern Hemisphere
- Regional distribution
- Freshwater fish
- North America
- Fusiform
- Compressed cross-section
- Small
- Tropical fish
Orange
Tropical
Regional distribution
Fusiform
SmallThe orangetail shiner (Pteronotropis merlini) is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Leuciscidae, the shiners, daces and minnows. This species is endemic to the southeastern United States. It is endemic to in the Choctawhatchee River drainage in southeastern Alabama.
- Class
- Teleosts
- Family
- Cyprinidae
- Genus
- Pteronotropis
- Maximum length
- 5.4 cm
- Water
- Freshwater
- Body shape
- fusiform
- Distribution
- North America: Choctawhatchee River system above confluence with Pea River in Alabama, USA.
- Conservation status
- NTNear Threatened
Class
Family
Conservation status
