Pteronotropis harperi
Leuciscidae · Fish
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Redeye chub (Pteronotropis harperi) is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Leuciscidae, the shiners, daces and minnows. This species is native to freshwaters of southeastern North America.
Unlike other members of Notropis, they have a pair of barbels on the corners of their mouths.
The specific name is in honor of Dr. Francis Harper, who in 1939-40 collected the type specimens during field investigations along the routes of John and William Bartram.
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Below Fall Line in Atlantic and Gulf Slope drainages from Altamaha River, Georgia, to Escambia River, Alabama; south in Florida to St. Johns and Withlacoochee River drainages (Page and Burr 1991).
According to Swift et al. (1977), the Lake Jackson record is probably a bait fish release. Lake Jackson is located near the city of Tallahassee. These researchers noted that at least one Tallahassee bait dealer regularly collects minnows (mostly Notropis petersoni and Pteronotropis harperi) from the Wakulla River (a spring-fed river just south of Tallahassee).
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