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Satinfin Shiner

Cyprinella analostana

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in North Carolina.January 94, February 113, March 105, April 168, May 168, June 101, July 81, August 77, September 99, October 98, November 76, December 87.
United States3,657
North Carolina1,265
Virginia590
New York440
Maryland401
Pennsylvania294
Canada286
Ontario286
New Jersey234
West Virginia192

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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
GenusSatinfin Shiners · Cyprinella

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