Notropis baileyi
Rough Shiner
NS
G5
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Taxonomic Hierarchy
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned Fishes)
Cypriniformes (Carps and Minnows)
Cyprinidae (Carps and Minnows)
Notropis
Notropis baileyi (Rough Shiner)
Description
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Characters
Body shape: elongated.
Distribution
North America: Mobile Bay and Pascagoula River drainages in Alabama and Mississippi, USA; Bear Creek system (Tennessee River drainage) in Alabama and Mississippi. Also in Escambia River drainage (and possibly introduced) in Alabama and Florida, and Chattahoochee River drainage in Georgia, USA.
Habitat Associations
Freshwater. benthopelagic.
Biology
Inhabits sand-bottomed and gravel-bottomed flowing pools of headwaters, creeks and small rivers.
Max length: 9.0 cm TL; common length: 5.8 cm TL; max age: 4 years.
Reproductive mode: dioecism; fertilization: external.
IUCN Red List Status: Least Concern (LC), assessed 2012-03-01. Resilience: Medium (tmax=4).
References
Page, L.M. and B.M. Burr (1991) A field guide to freshwater fishes of North America north of Mexico. Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston. 432 p.
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