Cyprinella caerulea
Cyprinella caerulea (Jordan, 1877)
Blue shiner
Cyprinella caerulea
photo by The Native Fish Conservancy


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Family:  Leuciscidae (Minnows), subfamily: Pogonichthyinae
Max. size:  10 cm TL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  benthopelagic; freshwater, non-migratory
Distribution:  North America: Coosa and Cahaba River systems in southeast Tennessee, northwest Georgia and Alabama, USA.
Diagnosis:   
Biology:  Found in rocky runs of small to medium rivers (Ref. 5723, 86798). Adults feed on terrestrial insects and sometimes supplemented with mayfly and caddisfly immatures (Ref. 10294).
IUCN Red List Status: Endangered (EN); Date assessed: 15 November 2011 (B2ab(ii,iii,iv,v)) Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless


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