Metallic shiner

The metallic shiner (Pteronotropis metallicus)is a species of is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Leuciscidae, the shiners, daces and minnows. This species is found in the southeatsren United States.

Metallic shiner
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Cypriniformes
Family:	Leuciscidae
Subfamily:	Pogonichthyinae
Genus:	Pteronotropis
Species:	P. metallicus
Binomial name
Pteronotropis metallicus (D. S. Jordan & Meek, 1884)
Synonyms[2]
Notropis metallicus Jordan & Meek, 1884