Cyprinella callitaenia
(Bailey and Gibbs 1956)
Family Leuciscidae
![Lateral view of two adult bluestripe shiners](https://www.floridamuseum.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/66/2020/02/Plate-30.jpg)
The bluestripe shiner is a member of the minnow, shiner and chub family. It has a wide blueish stripe and diamond-shaped scales along the upper side of the body. These shiners have slightly subterminal mouths, and a small black blotch at the tip of the first ray and middle of the caudal fins. This species can be found in sandy runs of small to large rivers.
Status & distribution
- Status — Native freshwater
- Florida Distribution — Western and North Central drainages
- River Drainages — the Apalachicola River