Notropis welaka Evermann & Kendall, 1898 The bluenose shiner (Pteronotropis welaka) is a species of freshwater fish in the family Cyprinidae.

It is found only in the United States, mostly in Florida and parts of Alabama and Georgia; its habitat is deep, slow-moving coastal creeks and small to medium rivers and prefers deep pools than shallow areas.

The population is very poorly known with it being rare in the western panhandle of Florida, decline from the past 10 years in Mississippi and "ever decreasing" in Alabama.

In 2013, the conservation status was changed from Data Deficient to Vulnerable.

It is threatened by streamside vegetation removal for agricultural and urban development and overcollection for the aquarium trade.