Pteronotropis

Pteronotropis
Flagfin shiner (Pteronotropis signipinnis)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Cypriniformes
Family:	Leuciscidae
Subfamily:	Pogonichthyinae
Genus:	Pteronotropis Fowler, 1935 [1]
Type species
Alburnus formosus Putnam, 1863 [1]

Pteronotropis is a genus of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Leuciscidae, the shiners, daces and minnows. These fishes are endemic to the United States. ^[2]

Characteristics

The genus is characterized by a broad dark blue stripe along the side. The genus has large anal and dorsal fins, as well as a compressed body. ^[3]

Species

These are the currently recognized species in this genus: ^[4]

• Pteronotropis cummingsae (Myers, 1925) (Dusky shiner)
• Pteronotropis euryzonus (Suttkus, 1955) (Broadstripe shiner)
• Pteronotropis grandipinnis (D. S. Jordan, 1877) (Apalachee shiner)
• Pteronotropis harperi (Fowler, 1941) (Redeye chub)
• Pteronotropis hubbsi (R. M. Bailey & H. W. Robison, 1978) (Bluehead shiner)
• Pteronotropis hypselopterus (Günther, 1868) (Sailfin shiner)
• Pteronotropis merlini (Suttkus & Mettee, 2001) (Orangetail shiner)
• Pteronotropis metallicus (D. S. Jordan & Meek, 1884) (Metallic shiner)
• Pteronotropis signipinnis (R. M. Bailey & Suttkus, 1952) (Flagfin shiner)
• Pteronotropis stonei (Fowler, 1921) (Lowland shiner)
• Pteronotropis welaka (Evermann & Kendall, 1898) (Bluenose shiner)

References

1. Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Pogonichthyinae". Catalog of Fishes . California Academy of Sciences . Retrieved 18 March 2025.
2. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Pteronotropis". FishBase . January 2016 version.
3. Page, Lawrence M.; Burr, Brooks M. (2011). Peterson Field Guide to Freshwater Fishes of North America North of Mexico. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. p. 231. ISBN   0547242069.
4. Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Pteronotropis". Catalog of Fishes . California Academy of Sciences.