Cape
Fear Shiner
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TWO
INCHES
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General Info:
- Macroinvertabrate:
Phylum: Chordata, Class: Osteichthyes, Order: Cyprinifomes
Description:
- Rarely exceeds
2 inches in length
- Color: silver
(female) or yellow(male)
- The color intensity
of the fish indicates water quality; the brighter the fish the better
the health of the river.
- Has black lips
Significance to
the Haw River:
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