Pteronotropis

Pteronotropis
Flagfin shiner (Pteronotropis signipinnis)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Cypriniformes
Family:	Cyprinidae
Subfamily:	Leuciscinae
Genus:	Pteronotropis Fowler, 1935
Type species
Alburnus formosus Putnam, 1863

Pteronotropis is a genus of cyprinid fish endemic to the United States.[1]

Characteristics

The genus is characterized by a broad dark blue stripe along the side. The genus has large anal and dorsal fins, as well as a compressed body.[2]

Species

There are currently 9 recognized species in this genus:

• Pteronotropis euryzonus (Suttkus, 1955) (Broadstripe shiner)
• Pteronotropis grandipinnis (D. S. Jordan, 1877) (Apalachee shiner)
• Pteronotropis hubbsi (R. M. Bailey & H. W. Robison, 1978) (Bluehead shiner)
• Pteronotropis hypselopterus (Günther, 1868) (Sailfin shiner)
• Pteronotropis merlini (Suttkus & Mettee, 2001) (Orangetail shiner)
• Pteronotropis metallicus (D. S. Jordan & Meek, 1884) (Metallic shiner)
• Pteronotropis signipinnis (R. M. Bailey & Suttkus, 1952) (Flagfin shiner)
• Pteronotropis stonei (Fowler, 1921) (Lowland shiner)
• Pteronotropis welaka (Evermann & Kendall, 1898) (Bluenose shiner)

References

1. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Pteronotropis". FishBase. January 2016 version.
2. Page, Lawrence M.; Burr, Brooks M. (2011). Peterson Field Guide to Freshwater Fishes of North America North of Mexico. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. p. 231. ISBN 0547242069.