Cyprinella trichroistia (Jordan & Gilbert, 1878) is a animal in the Cyprinidae family, order Cypriniformes, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Cyprinella trichroistia (Jordan & Gilbert, 1878)

Cyprinella trichroistia (Jordan & Gilbert, 1878)

The tricolor shiner (Cyprinella trichroistia) is a freshwater leuciscid fish endemic to the US Alabama River drainage.

Family
Genus
Cyprinella
Order
Cypriniformes
Class

About Cyprinella trichroistia (Jordan & Gilbert, 1878)

Scientific name: Cyprinella trichroistia (Jordan & Gilbert, 1878). The tricolor shiner, Cyprinella trichroistia, is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish that belongs to Leuciscidae, the fish family that includes shiners, daces and minnows. This fish is endemic to the United States. In the US, it is found in the Alabama River drainage, located within Alabama, northwestern Georgia, and southeastern Tennessee.

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Taxonomy

Animalia Chordata Cypriniformes Cyprinidae Cyprinella

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