About Notropis photogenis (Cope, 1865)
The silver shiner, with the scientific name Notropis photogenis (Cope, 1865), is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish that belongs to the family Leuciscidae, a group that includes shiners, daces, and minnows. It is native to both the United States and Canada. Its range covers most of the Ohio River basin, extending south through the Tennessee River drainage to northern Georgia. It can also be found in western Lake Erie tributaries and the Grand River system in Ontario. While it is visually very similar to the emerald shiner, a species that shares much of its range, the silver shiner can be distinguished by two distinct dark crescents located between its nostrils, on the top of its head.
