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Western Blacktail Shiner
Cyprinella venusta
24 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
Easily confused with
Slender Blacktail ShinerCyprinella stigmatura
Apalachicola Blacktail ShinerCyprinella eurystoma
Red ShinerCyprinella lutrensis
Bullhead MinnowPimephales vigilax
Western MosquitofishGambusia affinis
Mimic ShinerParanotropis volucellus
Texas ShinerNotropis amabilis
Bluntface ShinerCyprinella camura
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| United States | 33,070 |
|---|---|
| Texas | 14,097 |
| Alabama | 5,768 |
| Louisiana | 2,954 |
| Oklahoma | 1,763 |
| Georgia | 1,530 |
| Arkansas | 569 |
| Missouri | 198 |
| Tennessee | 158 |
| Mississippi | 137 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Traits
Physical
- AquaticLives primarily in waterFrom its classification
Classification
| Kingdom | Animals · Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Chordates · Chordata |
| Class | Ray-finned Fishes · Actinopterygii |
| Order | Minnows, Suckers, Carps, and Loaches · Cypriniformes |
| Family | True Minnows · Leuciscidae |
| Genus | Satinfin Shiners · Cyprinella |
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise Western Blacktail Shiner with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.