Kentucky Fishes 
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record from the Cumberland River above the falls is presumably based 
on an introduction. 
Notropis amnis Flubbs and Greene. Pallid shiner. C,F,H. Until 
recently the only published record of this species was from Clarks River, 
Marshall County (Hubbs 1951). Other records are available from 
Jennings’s Creek, Warren County (SIUC), Otter Creek, Wayne County 
(CU), and Green River, Hart County (UMMZ). A very rare species 
which is probably nearing extinction in Kentucky. 
Notropis ardens (Cope). Rosefin shiner. C,D,E,F,G,H,J,K,L. 
Generally distributed from the lower Tennessee River system eastward, 
avoiding lowland areas in region E. Apparently not present in the Big 
Sandy drainage. 
Notropis ariommus (Cope). Popeye shiner. F,G,H,J. Uncommon in 
the upper Green, Barren, Rolling Fork, Cumberland and Kentucky 
River drainages. No records are available from above Cumberland Falls. 
Notropis atherinoides Rafinesque. Emerald shiner. A,C,D,E,F,G, 
H,J,K,L. Generally distributed throughout the state. 
Notropis blennius (Girard). River shiner. C,D. Common in the main 
channels of the Mississippi and Ohio rivers. Rare in the lower Tennessee 
and Cumberland rivers since their impoundment. 
Notropis boops Gilbert. Bigeye shiner. C,D,E,F,G,H,J,K,L. 
Somewhat sporadic in the western two-thirds of Kentucky where it 
occurs in the Clarks, upper Pond, upper Barren, upper Green and upper 
Cumberland (below the falls) River systems. More evenly distributed in 
the Salt, lower Kentucky and lower Licking rivers and in the northern 
portion of region L. 
Notropis buchanani Meek. Ghost shiner. D,E,F,G,H,J,K. Occa- 
sional in large rivers (including the Ohio River) and their major 
tributaries throughout Kentucky, except in the extreme western counties 
and the Big Sandy drainage. Probably most common in the lower Green 
River. 
Notropis camurus (Jordan and Meek). Bluntface shiner. A,B. Known 
only from Terrapin Creek, Graves County (SIUC), where it is common, 
and Obion Creek, Hickman County (FSU), where it is rare. 
Notropis chrysocephalus (Rafinesque). Striped shiner. C,D,E,F,G, 
H,J,K,L. Generally distributed throughout the state avoiding the Coastal 
Plain and parts of the lower Green River drainage. 
Notropis emiliae (Hay). Pugnose minnow. A,C,D,E,F. Sporadic 
throughout the western half of the state. 
Notropis fumeus Evermann. Ribbon shiner. A,B,C,D,E. Abundant 
throughout the western third of the state (Burr et al. 1980). 
Notropis galacturus (Cope). Whitetail shiner. D,H,L. Known in 
Kentucky only from the Cumberland and Big Sandy River drainages. A 
population exists in Red River, Todd and Logan counties, and the 
species is evenly distributed in the upper Cumberland River below the 
