| Broadstripe shiner | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Family: | Cyprinidae |
| Subfamily: | Leuciscinae |
| Genus: | Pteronotropis |
| Species: | P. euryzonus |
| Binomial name | |
| Pteronotropis euryzonus (Suttkus, 1955) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Notropis euryzonus Suttkus, 1955 | |
The broadstripe shiner (Pteronotropis euryzonus) is a species of cyprinid fish[2] endemic to the Chattahoochee River drainage in the states of Georgia and Alabama in the United States. It is recorded in freshwater and lives in a benthopelagic environment. The climate that they are known to be found in is temperate. The distribution of this species is within North America and in the middle Chattahoochee River drainage.[3] They occupy clay, sand and bedrock pools of headwaters, creeks, and small rivers.[4] It is common to find this species within the vegetation.[3] The average length of the broadstripe shiner as an unsexed male is about 7 centimeters or about 2 inches.[5]
References
- ↑ NatureServe (2014). "Pteronotropis euryzonus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014: e.T202351A19035222. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T202351A19035222.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
- ↑ "Broadstripe shiner (Pteronotropis euryzonus)". U.S. Fish & Wildlife Services. Retrieved 6 March 2013.
- 1 2 "Pteronotropis euryzonus (Suttkus, 1955) Broadstripe shiner". Fish Base. Retrieved 6 March 2013.
- ↑ "Pteronotropis euryzonus". Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved 6 March 2013.
- ↑ "BROADSTRIPE SHINER". Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources. Archived from the original on 25 February 2013. Retrieved 6 March 2013.
Notes
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2011). "Pteronotropis euryzonus" in FishBase. August 2011 version.
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