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Fieryblack Shiner

Cyprinella pyrrhomelas

Classification

The fieryblack shiner (Cyprinella pyrrhomelas) 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 Santee and Pee Dee river drainages in North and South Carolina. Description The fieryblack shiner is a small fish, 47-110 millimeters, with vertical, diamond-shaped scales that are characteristic of the Cyprinella genus.

Distribution

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