Whitefin shiner
(Cyprinella nivea)
Image source: Joshua Rains | inaturalist.org
Classification
Species:
Cyprinella nivea
Family: Leuciscidae - Chub family
Order: Cypriniformes - Carps
Superclass: Osteichthyes - Bony fishes
General data
Scientific names:
Whitefin shiner
Habitat:
Freshwater
Climates:
Subtropical, Temperate
Native:
North America
The whitefin shiner (Cyprinella nivea) is a species of fish in the family Cyprinidae. It is endemic to the United States, where it occurs on the Atlantic Slope from the Neuse River drainage in North Carolina to the Savannah River drainage in Georgia.