The Swallowtail Shiner, Notropis procne, is a species of ray-finned fish in the Cyprinidae family. It has a slender and long body of about 40–55 mm. The shiner has a pale yellow back with a blue stripe on its silver side. It also has a silvery white belly. Its fins are yellowish and it has a dorsal fin originating above the back half of the pelvic fin base and a tail fin with a black spot at its base. Its snout is either slightly pointed or slightly rounded. The Swallowtail Shiner lives in warm creeks and in river pools. It is known to live in Virginia

Virginia

The Commonwealth of Virginia , is a U.S. state on the Atlantic Coast of the Southern United States. Virginia is nicknamed the "Old Dominion" and sometimes the "Mother of Presidents" after the eight U.S. presidents born there...

 in the New River system and near the Atlantic slope. It is often found near plants. The shiner eats insects, worms, mites, microcrustaceans, and algae. Juvenile shiners mature after a year and spawn from mid-May to July when the water reaches a temperature of 25.6°C. Fecundity is unknown in this species and it breeds well in aquariums. It is similar to the closely related Cape Fear Shiner

Cape Fear Shiner

The Cape Fear Shiner, Notropis mekistocholas, is a species of ray-finned fish in the Cyprinidae family. It is endemic to the central part of the state of North Carolina in the southeastern United States and is only found in the shallow streams of the Cape Fear River Basin. The fish is small and...

 and Sand Shiner

Sand Shiner

The Sand Shiner is a species of ray-finned fish in the Cyprinidae family of order Cypriniformes. The specific epithet Notropis means keeled back and stramineus means of straw, making reference to the fishes overall pale amber body color. N. ludibundus is a senior synonym of N. stramineus, however,...

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