Broadstripe shiner
| Broadstripe shiner | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Family: | Cyprinidae |
| Genus: | Pteronotropis |
| Species: | P. euryzonus |
| Binomial name | |
| Pteronotropis euryzonus (Suttkus, 1955) | |
Broadstripe shiner (Pteronotropis euryzonus) is a species of cyprinid fish[1] endemic to the Chattahoochee River drainage in the states of Georgia and Alabama in the United States. It is recorded in freshwater and lives in a benthopelagic environment. The climate that they are known to be found in is temperate. The distribution of this species is within North America and in the middle Chattahoochee River drainage.[2] They occupy clay, sand and bedrock pools of headwaters, creeks, and small rivers.[3] It is common to find this species within the vegetation.[2] The average length of the broadstripe shiner as an unsexed male is about 7 centimeters or about 2 inches.[4]
References
- ↑ "Broadstripe shiner (Pteronotropis euryzonus)". U.S. Fish & Wildlife Services. Retrieved 6 March 2013.
- 1 2 "Pteronotropis euryzonus (Suttkus, 1955) Broadstripe shiner". Fish Base. Retrieved 6 March 2013.
- ↑ "Pteronotropis euryzonus". Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved 6 March 2013.
- ↑ "BROADSTRIPE SHINER". Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources. Retrieved 6 March 2013.
Notes
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2011). "Pteronotropis euryzonus" in FishBase. August 2011 version.
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