Bannerfin shiner

The Bannerfin shiner lives in the benthopelagic, freshwater environment.

Bannerfin Shiner Notropis leedsi The breeding males of this small silvery minnow are brightly colored and distinctive. More

Pisces Shortnose Sturgeon Acipenser brevirostrum Ocmulgee Shiner Notropis callisema Bannerfin Shiner Notropis leedsi Mud Sunfish Acantharchus pomotis More

Ecology: The bannerfin shiner is a freshwater fish known to inhabit sandy runs of medium to large rivers. More

Bannerfin Shiner spawned in 20-gallon "high" aquaria maintained at 22-26C (72-79F) with undergravel filtration and 16 hours of light and 8 hours of dark; the fish were fed commercial flake food. More

Fritz was glad to find the Bannerfin Shiner (we only got one and it was a female) but was dissapointed that we didn't get at least one Broadtail Madtom. From here we headed to the North Fork Edisto at hwy 3. More

Common names

bannerfin shiner in English
Jelčík praporkový in Czech (česky)
利氏真小鯉 in Mandarin Chinese
利氏真小鲤 in Mandarin Chinese

Order : Cypriniformes
Family : Cyprinidae
Genus : Cyprinella
Species : Cyprinella leedsi
Authority : Fowler, 1942