satinfin shiner

{{Short description|Species of fish}}

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|image = Cyprinella analostana.jpg

|status = LC

| status_system = IUCN3.1

| status_ref = {{cite iucn |author=NatureServe |date=2013 |title=Cyprinella analostana |page=e.T202074A15363661 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T202074A15363661.en |access-date=18 November 2021}}

| taxon = Cyprinella analostana

| authority = Girard, 1859

| synonyms = Notropis analostanus (Girard, 1859)

| synonyms_ref = {{Cof genus|genus=Cyprinella|access-date=9 March 2025}}

}}

The satinfin shiner (Cyprinella analostana) is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish in the family Leuciscidae, the shiners, daces and minnows. It is native to the eastern United States, where its distribution extends from New York to South Carolina. It is a common fish and not considered threatened.{{cite web|url=https://explorer.natureserve.org/Taxon/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.106108/Cyprinella_analostana|title=Cyprinella analostana|author=NatureServe|publisher=NatureServe|location=Arlington, Virginia|date=5 May 2023|access-date=31 May 2023}} This fish is about 7Froese, R. and D. Pauly. [http://www.fishbase.org/summary/Cyprinella-analostana.html Cyprinella analostana.] FishBase. 2011. to 9 centimeters long, with a maximum length of 11 centimeters.

It is a freshwater fish that inhabits rivers and creeks, sometimes entering pools and riffles, and found from headwaters to areas near tidal influence. It eats insects, especially flies and mayflies. Spawning occurs in spring and summer, with individuals spawning several times over a season. The eggs are laid in cracks and crevices, under rocks, and on tree roots and wood debris. The male guards them until the young emerge in about one to two weeks, depending on temperature. The lifespan of the species is 3 to 4 years.

This species produces vocalizations that aid in species and sex recognition.

The specific epithet is derived from a name for Theodore Roosevelt Island (Analostan Island), as the type specimens were collected from Rock Creek, which enters the Potomac River opposite the river island.{{cite journal|title=Ichthyological Notices|last=Girard|first=Charles|pages=56–68|volume=11|date=22 February 1859|journal=Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of Philadelphia|url=https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/26310466|access-date=11 June 2023|via=Biodiversity Heritage Library}}{{rp|58–59}}