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Bedrock Shiner

Notropis rupestris

Classification

The bedrock shiner (Notropis rupestris) is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish beloinging to the family Leuciscidae, the shiners, daces and minnows. It is endemic to the United States, where it inhabits the lower Caney Fork system and nearby tributaries of the central Cumberland River drainage in Tennessee. It has an elongated body, a black stripe around its snout and base, a slender body, an arched nape and a dorsal fin.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog
United States of America · 14