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Alabama Shiner

Cyprinella callistia

Classification

The Alabama shiner (Cyprinella callistia) is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish in the family Leuciscidae, the shiners, daces and minnows. It is endemic to the United States where it occurs in the Alabama and Tombigbee river systems in Alabama, Georgia, eastern Mississippi, and extreme southeastern Tennessee. Ecology This species can be found in gravel and bedrock bottomed pools and runs of small creeks and rivers.

Distribution

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