Cyprinella whipplei

Steelcolor shiner
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Cypriniformes
Family:	Cyprinidae
Genus:	Cyprinella
Species:	C. whipplei
Binomial name
Cyprinella whipplei Girard, 1856

Cyprinella whipplei, also known by its common name Steelcolor shiner, is a freshwater fish species found in North America. It is common throughout Mississippi River basin and in the Black Warrior River system in Alabama.

Adults may reach a maximum size of 16 centimetres (6.3 in) while mean length is 8.8 centimetres (3.5 in). The maximum age reported in this species was 3 years. C. whipplei lives in schools on rocky or sandy floors of creeks and small rivers.

References

• "Cyprinella whipplei Girard, 1856". FishBase. http://www.fishbase.org/summary/speciessummary.php?id=2915. 
• "Family Cyprinidae--Minnow Family". Illinois Department of Natural Resources. http://dnr.state.il.us/education/fish/minnow.htm.