Sailfin shiner

Sailfin shiner
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Leuciscidae
Subfamily: Pogonichthyinae
Genus: Pteronotropis
Species:
P. hypselopterus
Binomial name
Pteronotropis hypselopterus
(Günther, 1868)
Synonyms
  • Leuciscus hypselopterus Günther, 1868
  • Alburnus formosus Putnam, 1863

The sailfin shiner (Pteronotropis hypselopterus) is a species of is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Leuciscidae, the shiners, daces and minnows. This species is endemic to the southeastern United States.