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Cyprinidae
Metallic shiner
Pteronotropis metallicus
Six Point Five Centimeters Carp from North American Waters
- Tropical
- Northern Hemisphere
- Regional distribution
- Freshwater fish
- Atlantic Ocean
- North America
- West Asia
- Small
- Tropical fish
Tropical
Regional distribution
Freshwater fish
SmallMetallic shiner is a freshwater fish found around North America. It inhabits freshwater habitats. Records give a maximum length of 6.5 cm.
- Class
- Teleosts
- Family
- Cyprinidae
- Genus
- Pteronotropis
- Maximum length
- 6.5 cm
- Water
- Freshwater
- Distribution
- North America: Atlantic and Gulf drainages from St. Marys River in Georgia and Florida, USA to New River in Florida panhandle, South in Florida to Alafia River system (Tampa Bay drainage).
- Conservation status
- LCLeast Concern
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Order
Family
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