Cyprinella spiloptera
| Spotfin shiner | |
|---|---|
| Conservation status | |
| Not evaluated (IUCN 3.1) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Family: | Cyprinidae |
| Genus: | Cyprinella |
| Species: | C. spiloptera |
| Binomial name | |
| Cyprinella spiloptera (Cope, 1867) | |
| Synonyms | |
|
Notropis spilopterus | |
The spotfin shiner (Cyprinella spiloptera) is a species of ray-finned fish in the Cyprinidae family.
Appearance
The spotfin shiner can grow to be 12 cm long, but are normally 7.7 cm long. They are murky blue in color with a lighter pale underside. The fins of the species can be yellow or silvery. The species is laterally compressed, being flattened from one side to the other. Its scales are diamond-shaped and darkened towards the dorsal fin. Unlike the closely related satinfin, the spotfin shiner has eight anal fin rays. It has 37 to 39 lateral line scales, and clear dorsal fin membranes.
Occurrence
The spotfin shiner is found only in the eastern United States and Canada. It ranges from the Tennessee River to Pennsylvania and New York, while also spanning to eastern Illinois.
References
1. Smith, L. C. The Inland Fishes of New York State. New York: The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation. 1985, pp. 180. 2. Spotfin Shiner entry on ODNR database
- Cyprinella spiloptera, Fishbase
- Cyprinella spiloptera, NatureServe
- Spotfin Shiner, image