Mimic Shiner
(Paranotropis volucellus)
Image source: Austin Kaplan | inaturalist.org
Classification
Species:
Paranotropis volucellus
Genus:
Paranotropis
Family: Leuciscidae - Chub family
Order: Cypriniformes - Carps
Superclass: Osteichthyes - Bony fishes
General data
Scientific names:
Mimic Shiner
Habitat:
Freshwater
Climate:
Temperate
Native:
North America
North America: St. Lawrence-Great Lakes, Hudson Bay and Mississippi River basins from Quebec in Canada and Vermont in the USA to Manitoba in Canada, and south to Gulf; from James River in Virginia to Neuse River in North Carolina, USA; from Mobile Bay in Georgia and Alabama to Nueces River in Texas, USA.