The whitefin shiner (''Cyprinella nivea'') is a species of fish in the family

Cyprinidae Cyprinidae is a family of freshwater fish commonly called the carp or minnow family. It includes the carps, the true minnows, and relatives like the barbs and barbels. Cyprinidae is the largest and most diverse fish family and the largest verte ...

. It is endemic to the United States, where it occurs on the Atlantic Slope from the Neuse River drainage in North Carolina to the

Savannah River The Savannah River is a major river in the southeastern United States, forming most of the border between the states of South Carolina and Georgia. Two tributaries of the Savannah, the Tugaloo River and the Chattooga River, form the norther ...

drainage in Georgia.

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Cyprinella Taxa named by Edward Drinker Cope Fish described in 1870 {{Leuciscinae-stub