Spotfin Shiner
Cyprinella spiloptera
- Class
- Ray-finned fish
- Rarity
- Common
- Observations
- 1,442
- Most observed in
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Conservation
- Least Concern
Description
Cyprinella spiloptera, the spotfin shiner is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish in the family Leuciscidae, the shiners, daces and minnows. It is a small sized freshwater fish found abundantly in many watercourses of North America.
Summary adapted from the Wikipedia article “Cyprinella spiloptera”.