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Fish Species Description

Red shiner

Cyprinella lutrensis

(Baird & Girard, 1853)

red shiner Species Photo

Classification

Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Alternate Names:

Status: State Introduced


Freshwater

red shiner Region Map

Notes:


Basin Distribution in Georgia:

In Georgia, occurs in the Coosa, Chattahoochee, and Ocmulgee River Basins.



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