Pteronotropis hypselopterus
(Günther 1868)
Family Leuciscidae
The sailfin shiner is a member of the minnow, shiner and chub family, and has a deep, compressed body with a pink-red line above a broad steel-blue stripe along the side body. Large males have an orange margin on the black dorsal fin and orange caudal and anal fins. This species can be found in vegetated areas and near woody debris in sandy and muddy pools and runs of headwaters, creeks and small to large rivers.
Status & distribution
- Status — Native freshwater
- Florida Distribution — Western and North Central drainages
- River Drainages — Perdido River, Escambia River, Blackwater River, Yellow River, Choctawhatchee River and Econfina Creek