Coastal shiner
(Notropis petersoni)
Image source: Eric C. Maxwell | inaturalist.org
Classification
Species:
Notropis petersoni
Genus:
Notropis - Eastern shiners
Family: Leuciscidae - Chub family
Order: Cypriniformes - Carps
Superclass: Osteichthyes - Bony fishes
General data
Scientific names:
Coastal shiner
Habitat:
Freshwater
Climate:
Subtropical
Native:
North America
North America: Atlantic and Gulf Slope drainages from Cape Fear River in North Carolina to Jordan River in Mississippi, USA. Throughout Florida in the USA except extreme southern tip.
Max length: 8.2 cm TL
Occurs over sand in pools and backwaters of creeks and small to large rivers, spring effluents and lakes.