| Broadstripe shiner | |
|---|---|
| Conservation status | |
 Least Concern (IUCN 3.1) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Family: | Cyprinidae |
| Subfamily: | Leuciscinae |
| Genus: | Pteronotropis |
| Species: | P. euryzonus |
| Binomial name | |
| Pteronotropis euryzonus (Suttkus, 1955) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Notropis euryzonus Suttkus, 1955 | |
The broadstripe shiner (Pteronotropis euryzonus) is a species of cyprinid fish endemic to the Chattahoochee River drainage in the states of Georgia and Alabama in the United States. It is recorded in freshwater and lives in a benthopelagic environment. The climate that they are known to be found in is temperate. The distribution of this species is within North America and in the middle Chattahoochee River drainage. They occupy clay, sand and bedrock pools of headwaters, creeks, and small rivers. It is common to find this species within the vegetation. The average length of the broadstripe shiner as an unsexed male is about 7 centimeters or about 2 inches.
References
- NatureServe (2014). "Pteronotropis euryzonus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014: e.T202351A19035222. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T202351A19035222.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
- "Broadstripe shiner (Pteronotropis euryzonus)". U.S. Fish & Wildlife Services. Retrieved 6 March 2013.
- ^ "Pteronotropis euryzonus (Suttkus, 1955) Broadstripe shiner". Fish Base. Retrieved 6 March 2013.
- "Pteronotropis euryzonus". Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved 6 March 2013.
- "BROADSTRIPE SHINER". Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources. Archived from the original on 25 February 2013. Retrieved 6 March 2013.
| Taxon identifiers | |
|---|---|
| Pteronotropis euryzonus | |
Notes
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Pteronotropis euryzonus". FishBase. August 2011 version.
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