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Fish Species Description

Taillight shiner

Notropis maculatus

(Hay, 1881)

Classification

Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Alternate Names:

Status:

Freshwater

Notes:

Basin Distribution in Georgia:

In Georgia, occurs in the Chattahoochee, Flint, Ochlockonee, Suwannee, St. Mary's, Satilla, Ocmulgee, Oconee, Altamaha, Ogeechee, and Savannah River Basins primarily below the Fall Line.

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