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Fish Species Description

Bluenose shiner

Pteronotropis welaka

(Evermann & Kendall, 1898)

bluenose shiner Species Photo

Classification

Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Alternate Names:

Status: State Threatened


Freshwater

bluenose shiner Region Map

Notes:


Basin Distribution in Georgia:

In Georgia, occurs in the Flint River basin.



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