The mirror shiner (''Notropis spectrunculus''). is a species small freshwater

cyprinid Cyprinidae is a family of freshwater fish commonly called the carp or minnow family. It includes the carps, the true minnows, and relatives like the barbs and barbels. Cyprinidae is the largest and most diverse fish family and the largest ve ...

fish of the upper

Tennessee River The Tennessee River is the largest tributary of the Ohio River. It is approximately long and is located in the southeastern United States in the Tennessee Valley. The river was once popularly known as the Cherokee River, among other names ...

drainage in Virginia, North Carolina, Tennessee, South Carolina and Georgia, in the USA.

References

* Notropis Fish described in 1868 {{Notropis-stub