Bluenose shiner in Florida
Meet the species
Scientific name
Pteronotropis welaka
Overview
Bluenose shiners inhabit backwaters and river swamps to spring-run streams and are often associated with areas of aquatic vegetation and deep pools (Florida natural areas inventory 2001, gilbert 1992, bass et. Al. 2004). In Florida, there are two disjunct distributions, the st. Johns river basin and the western panhandle with no known occurrences between the st. Johns and the apalachicola rivers (gilbert, 1992). The first specimens were collected from the st. Johns river, near welaka, in 1897 by william C. Kendall (bass and hoehn, 2010).
At a glance
- Regions
- Panhandle, northeast
- Water
- Freshwater
When to fish
Season notes
Months mentioned in profile narrative (not a fishing calendar): apr, sep no recreational fishing season calendar, non-game, imperiled, nonnative & or non-angling taxon.
Where to fish
Florida regions
Panhandle & northeast
Water
Freshwater
Habitat
Bluenose shiners inhabit backwaters and river swamps to spring-run streams and are often associated with areas of aquatic vegetation and deep pools (Florida natural areas inventory 2001, gilbert 1992, bass et. Al. 2004). In Florida, there are two disjunct distributions, the st. Johns river basin and the western panhandle with no known occurrences between the st. Johns and the apalachicola rivers (gilbert, 1992). The first specimens were collected from the st. Johns river, near welaka, in 1897 by william C. Kendall (bass and hoehn, 2010).
Videos
Sources
- Myfwc.com
Information comes from the supplied source datasets. Check linked FWC regulations for current rules.