Blacktail Shiner

Cyprinella venusta

About This Fish

The Blacktail Shiner is widely distributed across the eastern United States from Texas and Oklahoma to Florida and Georgia including the Mobile Basin. They are found in rocky and sandy pools and runs of creeks to medium rivers. As the common name suggests, the Blacktail Shiner has a black spot at the base of the tail. Like other members of its genus, Blacktail Shiners have diamond-shaped scales and spawn in crevices.

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Alabama (AL), Mississippi (MS), Tennessee (TN), Georgia (GA)

Conasauga – 03150101, Coosawattee – 03150102, Oostanaula – 03150103, Etowah – 03150104, Upper Coosa – 03150105, Middle Coosa – 03150106, Lower Coosa – 03150107, Upper Tallapoosa – 03150108, Middle Tallapoosa – 03150109, Lower Tallapoosa – 03150110, Upper Alabama – 03150201, Cahaba – 03150202, Middle Alabama – 03150203, Lower Alabama – 03150204, Upper Tombigbee – 03160101, Town – 03160102, Buttahatchee – 03160103, Tibbee – 03160104, Luxapallila – 03160105, Middle Tombigbee-Lubbub – 03160106, Sipsey – 03160107, Noxubee – 03160108, Mulberry – 03160109, Sipsey Fork – 03160110, Locust – 03160111, Upper Black Warrior – 03160112, Lower Black Warrior – 03160113, Middle Tombigbee-Chickasaw – 03160201, Sucarnoochee – 03160202, Lower Tombigbee – 03160203, Mobile Tensaw – 03160204, Lower Cumberland – 05130205, Lower Tennessee-Beech – 06040001, Lower Duck – 06040003, Pickwick Lake – 06030005, Bear – 06030006, Guntersville Lake – 06030001

Blacktail Shiner

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