Greenhead shiner
(Notropis chlorocephalus)
Image source: Dominick Porcelli | inaturalist.org
Classification
Species:
Notropis chlorocephalus
Genus:
Notropis - Eastern shiners
Family: Leuciscidae - Chub family
Order: Cypriniformes - Carps
Superclass: Osteichthyes - Bony fishes
General data
Scientific names:
Greenhead shiner
Habitat:
Freshwater
Climate:
Temperate
Native:
North America
Distribution:
Santee River
The greenhead shiner (Notropis chlorocephalus) is a North American cyprinid fish, found in the Catawba River system or the Santee River drainage in North Carolina and South Carolina.