Cyprinidae

Bluenose Shiner

Pteronotropis welaka

Six Point Five Centimeters Carp from North American Waters

• Blue
• Tropical
• Northern Hemisphere
• Regional distribution
• Freshwater fish
• North America
• West Asia
• Small
• Tropical fish

The bluenose shiner (Pteronotropis welaka) is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Leuciscidae, the shiners, daces and minnows. It is found only in the United States, mostly in Florida and parts of Alabama and Georgia; its habitat is deep, slow-moving coastal creeks and small to medium rivers. It prefers deep pools than shallow areas.