Comely shiner

Comely Shiner is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Notropis.

The Comely shiner lives in the benthopelagic, freshwater environment.

Comely Shiner (Notropis amoenus) The comely shiner lives on the Atlantic Coastal Plain and Piedmont from the Hudson River south to the Cape Fear River system in North Carolina. More

Comely Shiner (Notropis amoenus) This graceful little fish is widely distributed in the lower Susquehanna drainage. It seems to occur in a wide range of stream types. More

Comely shiner Notropis amoenus * Bridle shiner Notropis bifrenatus * Ironcolor shiner Notropis chalybaeus More

This species is allopatric with very similar comely shiner in Pennsylvania *02,1340*. Subspecies include 1) N. a. atherinoides *836,1306*, and 2) N. a. acutus (Lophen) *1306*. This species was described from Lake Erie in 1818. More

Comely Shiner Notropis amoenus Silver Shiner Notropis photogenis Swallowtail Shiner Notropis procne Spottail Shiner Notropus hudsonius Creek Chub Semotilus atromaculatus CATASTOMIDAE Creek Chubsucker Eimyzon oblongus More

Common names

comely shiner in English
Jeleček hudsonský in Czech (česky)
媚美洲鱥 in Chinese (中文)
媚美洲鱥 in Mandarin Chinese

Order : Cypriniformes
Family : Cyprinidae
Genus : Notropis
Species : Notropis amoenus
Authority : Abbott, 1874