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Fish Identification: Find Species

Class: Teleostei
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Leuciscidae Minnows
Subfamily: Pogonichthyinae
Genus: Notropis

(See list of species below)


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24 species (see list below)
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Photo by Shattuck, Z.R.

North America
Max. Length 6.2 cm TL
Notropis amabilis (Girard, 1856)
Photo by Shattuck, Z.R.
 
Notropis amabilis
[Texas shiner]
Photo by Shattuck, Z.R.

North America
Max. Length 11 cm TL
Notropis amoenus (Abbott, 1874)
Photo by Shattuck, Z.R.
 
Notropis amoenus
[Comely shiner]
Photo by N. Burkhead & R. Jenkins, courtesy of VDGIF

North America
Max. Length 9.5 cm TL
Notropis ariommus (Cope, 1867)
Photo by N. Burkhead & R. Jenkins, courtesy of VDGIF
 
Notropis ariommus
[Popeye shiner]
Photo by Thomas, C.

North America
Max. Length 13 cm TL
Notropis atherinoides Rafinesque, 1818
Photo by Thomas, C.
 
Notropis atherinoides
[Emerald shiner]
Photo by Thomas, C.

North America
Max. Length 7.6 cm TL
Notropis atrocaudalis Evermann, 1892
Photo by Thomas, C.
 
Notropis atrocaudalis
[Blackspot shiner]
Photo by Scarola, J.F.

North America
Max. Length 6.5 cm TL
Notropis bifrenatus (Cope, 1867)
Photo by Scarola, J.F.
 
Notropis bifrenatus
[Bridle shiner]
Photo by The Native Fish Conservancy

North America
Max. Length 9.8 cm TL
Notropis heterolepis Eigenmann & Eigenmann, 1893
Photo by The Native Fish Conservancy
 
Notropis heterolepis
[Blacknose shiner]
Photo by Shattuck, Z.R.

North America
Max. Length 7.5 cm TL
Notropis jemezanus (Cope, 1875)
Photo by Shattuck, Z.R.
 
Notropis jemezanus
[Rio Grande shiner]
Photo by Page, L.M.

North America
Max. Length 7.6 cm TL
Notropis maculatus (Hay, 1881)
Photo by Page, L.M.
 
Notropis maculatus
[Taillight shiner]
No picture found

Max. Length 7.7 cm TL
 
Notropis mekistocholas
[Cape Fear shiner]
Photo by Eisenhour, D.J.

North America

Notropis micropteryx (Cope, 1868)
Photo by Eisenhour, D.J.
 
Notropis micropteryx
[Highland shiner]
Photo by Sneegas, G.W.

North America
Max. Length 9.5 cm SL
Notropis oxyrhynchus Hubbs & Bonham, 1951
Photo by Sneegas, G.W.
 
Notropis oxyrhynchus
[Sharpnose shiner]
Photo by The Native Fish Conservancy

North America

Notropis percobromus (Cope, 1871)
Photo by The Native Fish Conservancy
 
Notropis percobromus
[Carmine shiner]
Photo by N. Burkhead & R. Jenkins, courtesy of VDGIF

North America
Max. Length 14 cm TL
Notropis photogenis (Cope, 1865)
Photo by N. Burkhead & R. Jenkins, courtesy of VDGIF
 
Notropis photogenis
[Silver shiner]
No picture found
 
Notropis rafinesquei
[Yazoo shiner]
Photo by Dextrase, A.

North America
Max. Length 11 cm TL
Notropis rubellus (Agassiz, 1850)
Photo by Dextrase, A.
 
Notropis rubellus
[Rosyface shiner]
Photo by Page, L.M.

North America
Max. Length 7.0 cm TL
Notropis rupestris Page, 1987
Photo by Page, L.M.
 
Notropis rupestris
[Bedrock shiner]
Photo by Artigas Azas, J.M.

North America

Notropis saladonis Hubbs & Hubbs, 1958
Photo by Artigas Azas, J.M.
 
Notropis saladonis
[Salado shiner]
Photo by Sandra J. Raredon / Smithsonian Institution, NMNH, Div. of Fishes

North America
Max. Length 9 cm TL
Notropis scepticus (Jordan & Gilbert, 1883)
Photo by Sandra J. Raredon / Smithsonian Institution, NMNH, Div. of Fishes
 
Notropis scepticus
[Sandbar shiner]
Photo by Shattuck, Z.R.

North America
Max. Length 9 cm TL
Notropis semperasper Gilbert, 1961
Photo by Shattuck, Z.R.
 
Notropis semperasper
[Roughhead shiner]
Photo by Howell, W.M./Jenkins, R.L.

North America
Max. Length 9 cm TL
Notropis stilbius Jordan, 1877
Photo by Howell, W.M./Jenkins, R.L.
 
Notropis stilbius
[Silverstripe shiner]
No picture found

Max. Length 4.4 cm SL
 
Notropis suttkusi
[Rocky shiner]
Photo by Sneegas, G.W.

North America
Max. Length 11.5 cm TL
Notropis telescopus (Cope, 1868)
Photo by Sneegas, G.W.
 
Notropis telescopus
[Telescope shiner]
Photo by Artigas Azas, J.M.

North America

Notropis tropicus Hubbs & Miller, 1975
Photo by Artigas Azas, J.M.
 
Notropis tropicus
[Pygmy shiner]


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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Notropis amabilis Texas shiner North America 6.2 TL 1856
Notropis amoenus Comely shiner North America 11 TL 1874
Notropis ariommus Popeye shiner North America 9.5 TL 1867
Notropis atherinoides Emerald shiner North America 13 TL 1818
Notropis atrocaudalis Blackspot shiner North America 7.6 TL 1892
Notropis bifrenatus Bridle shiner North America 6.5 TL 1867
Notropis heterolepis Blacknose shiner North America 9.8 TL 1893
Notropis jemezanus Rio Grande shiner North America 7.5 TL 1875
Notropis maculatus Taillight shiner North America 7.6 TL 1881
Notropis mekistocholas Cape Fear shiner North America 7.7 TL 1971
Notropis micropteryx Highland shiner North America 1868
Notropis oxyrhynchus Sharpnose shiner North America 9.5 SL 1951
Notropis percobromus Carmine shiner North America 1871
Notropis photogenis Silver shiner North America 14 TL 1865
Notropis rafinesquei Yazoo shiner North America 1991
Notropis rubellus Rosyface shiner North America 11 TL 1850
Notropis rupestris Bedrock shiner North America 7.0 TL 1987
Notropis saladonis Salado shiner North America 1958
Notropis scepticus Sandbar shiner North America 9 TL 1883
Notropis semperasper Roughhead shiner North America 9 TL 1961
Notropis stilbius Silverstripe shiner North America 9 TL 1877
Notropis suttkusi Rocky shiner North America 4.4 SL 1994
Notropis telescopus Telescope shiner North America 11.5 TL 1868
Notropis tropicus Pygmy shiner North America 1975



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