Cyprinella whipplei
Steelcolor Shiner
NS
G5
Taxonomic Hierarchy
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned Fishes)
Cypriniformes (Carps and Minnows)
Cyprinidae (Carps and Minnows)
Cyprinella
Cyprinella whipplei (Steelcolor Shiner)
Description
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Characters
Body shape: fusiform / normal.
Distribution
North America: Mississippi River basin from Ohio and West Virginia to Missouri and eastern Oklahoma, and south to northern Alabama and northern Louisiana; Black Warrior River system (Mobile Bay drainage) in Alabama, USA.
Habitat Associations
Freshwater. benthopelagic. Found in: streams.
Biology
Inhabits rocky and sandy runs, less often pools, of creeks and small to medium rivers. Common near riffles (Ref. 5723, 86798).
Max length: 16.0 cm TL; common length: 8.8 cm TL; max age: 3 years.
IUCN Red List Status: Least Concern (LC), assessed 2011-11-17. Resilience: High (tmax=3).
References
Etnier, D.A. and W.C. Starnes (1993) The fishes of Tennessee. The University of Tennessee Press, Knoxville, Tennessee, USA. (pls. check date).
Page, L.M. and B.M. Burr (2011) A field guide to freshwater fishes of North America north of Mexico. Boston : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 663p.
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