Pteronotropis grandipinnis (Jordan, 1877)
Apalachee shiner

Family:  Leuciscidae (Minnows), subfamily: Pogonichthyinae
Max. size:  5.3 cm SL (male/unsexed); 4.9 cm SL (female)
Environment:  pelagic; freshwater
Distribution:  North America: Apalachicola River drainage in Georgia, Alabama and Florida, USA (but absent in Chattahoochee River system north of Cedar Creek in Houston County, Alabama).
Diagnosis:  Dorsal soft rays (total): 7-9; Anal soft rays: 8-12; Vertebrae: 35-37. Body deep. Nuptial males with greatly elevated dorsal and anal fins and a distal black caudal spot, deeper than long or vertically oval. Anal fin, when depressed, reaches to or beyond caudal fin base.
Biology:  Inhabits sand-bottomed and silt-bottomed pools and runs of headwaters, creeks, and small rivers, Usually occurs along undercut banks and debris (Ref. 86798). Reported maximum length is 6.5 TL (Ref. 86798).
IUCN Red List Status: Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 04 August 2012 Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless


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