Pteronotropis metallicus
(Jordan and Meek 1884)
Family Leuciscidae
The metallic shiner is a member of the minnow, shiner and chub family and has a deep, compressed body with a pink-red line above a broad steel-blue stripe along the side body. Black pigment on each fin creates the effect of a row of dark crescents, and the fins have a clear to light brown margin. Metallic shiners can be found in vegetated areas, and near woody debris in sandy and muddy pools and runs of headwaters, creeks and small to medium rivers.
Status & distribution
- Status — Native freshwater
- Florida Distribution — Western and North Central; Peninsula drainages
- River Drainages — Ochlockonee River, minor Gulf tributaries, Suwannee River, Withlacoochee River, Tampa Bay, the Myakka or Peace River, the Tolomato or Matanzas River, St. John’s River and St. Mary’s River