Yellowfin shiner (Notropis lutipinnis)

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General data
- Main name: Yellowfin shiner
- Climates: Subtropical, Temperate
- Habitat: Freshwater
- Native: North America
- Distribution: Mobile river, Apalachicola, Santee River
Classification
- Genus: Notropis - Eastern shiners
- Family: Leuciscidae - Chub family
- Order: Cypriniformes - Carps
- Class: Teleostei - Ray-finned fishes
- Superclass: Osteichthyes - Bony fishes
Description
The yellowfin shiner (Notropis lutipinnis) is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Notropis. It is native to the southeastern United States, where it occurs in North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia. Atlantic and Gulf slopes from Santee River in North Carolina to Altamaha River, upper Chattahoochee River and upper Coosa River systems in Georgia, USA; Little Tennessee River system (Tennessee River drainage) in North Carolina, USA. Max length : 7.5 cm TL