Flagfin shiner (Pteronotropis signipinnis)

Scientific name: Pteronotropis signipinnis Bailey & Suttkus, 1952

Flagfin shiner (Pteronotropis signipinnis)

The Flagfin shiner (Pteronotropis signipinnis) is a freshwater fish of the family Cyprinidae. Native range: North America, Coastal Plain streams from Apalachicola River drainage in Florida to Pearl River drainage in Mississippi and Louisiana, USA.

Biology

Occurs usually over sand and near vegetation in flowing pools and runs of headwaters, creeks and small rivers.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Pteronotropis signipinnis
Family
Cyprinidae (Minnows or carps)
Order
Cypriniformes (Carps)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
7.0
Environment
Freshwater; benthopelagic
Climate
Subtropical
Distribution
North America: Coastal Plain streams from Apalachicola River drainage in Florida to Pearl River drainage in Mississippi and Louisiana, USA.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Resilience
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

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