Author: (Suttkus & Mettee, 2001)
FBname: Orangetail shiner
Comments: Inhabits sand-bottomed and silt-bottomed pools and runs of headwaters, creeks and small rivers, usually along undercut banks and debris (Ref. 86798).  Occurs in reduced current, under overhanging vegetation or an overhanging bank, around stumps or roots, or occasionally under floating debris caught on snags or trailing brush of <i>Smilax</i> or <i>Vitis</i> vines (Ref. 40813).