Popeye shiner

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

The Popeye shiner lives in the benthopelagic, freshwater, depth range 1 - m environment.

The popeye shiner has a single line of melanophores edging the dorsolateral scales, compared to a double line in N. telescopus. Also, the front of the back and upper sides lack the crooked stripes characteristic of N. More

TN00238 POPEYE SHINER NOTROPIS ARIOMMUS Tennessee Animal Biogeographic System TABS = version 12/2002 Taxonomy Status Distribution Habitat Associations Food More

The popeye shiner was last seen in 1853 at the mouth of the Clarion River. The river shiner has been seen on rare occasions since 1886, in the Ohio and Monongahela rivers. More

Common names

Jeleček alabamský in Czech (česky)
popeye shiner in English
秀目美洲鱥 in Chinese (中文)
秀目美洲鱥 in Mandarin Chinese

Order : Cypriniformes
Family : Cyprinidae
Genus : Notropis
Species : Notropis ariommus
Authority : Cope, 1867