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Swallowtail Shiner

Miniellus procne

Where it is recorded

Records by month in Maryland.January 7, February 5, March 7, April 7, May 8, June 22, July 14, August 17, September 15, October 9, November 10, December 8.
Maryland129
Virginia118
North Carolina89
New Jersey62
Delaware28
Pennsylvania24
District of Columbia9

Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.

Traits

Physical

  • AquaticLives primarily in waterFrom its classification

Classification

KingdomAnimals · Animalia
PhylumChordates · Chordata
ClassRay-finned Fishes · Actinopterygii
OrderMinnows, Suckers, Carps, and Loaches · Cypriniformes
FamilyTrue Minnows · Leuciscidae
GenusMiniellus

Study it in a deck

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Sources

Remember the name next time.

Practise Swallowtail Shiner with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.