Coastal shiner
(Notropis petersoni)

Classification

Species: Notropis petersoni

General data

Scientific names: Coastal shiner
Habitat: Freshwater
Climate: Subtropical

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.