Bluenose Shiner
Pteronotropis welaka
- Vulnerable
- Card rarity: Rare
- Fish
The bluenose shiner is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Leuciscidae, the shiners, daces and minnows. It is found only in the United States, mostly in Florida and parts of Alabama and Georgia; its habitat is deep, slow-moving coastal creeks and small to medium rivers. It prefers deep pools than shallow areas.
Classification
- Class
- Actinopterygii
- Order
- Cypriniformes
- Family
- Leuciscidae
- Genus
- Pteronotropis