Notropis heterolepis
Blacknose Shiner
NS
G5
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Actinopterygii (Ray-finned Fishes)
Cypriniformes (Carps and Minnows)
Cyprinidae (Carps and Minnows)
Notropis
Notropis heterolepis (Blacknose Shiner)
Description
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Characters
Body shape: elongated.
Distribution
North America: Atlantic, Great Lakes, Hudson Bay and Mississippi River basins from Nova Scotia to Saskatchewan in Canada, south to Ohio, Illinois, Missouri and Kansas in the USA. Common in some parts of range but disappearing from southern part.
Habitat Associations
Freshwater. benthopelagic. Found in: streams, lakes.
Biology
Occurs usually over sand in clear vegetated lakes and pools of creeks and small rivers.
Max length: 9.8 cm TL; common length: 7.3 cm TL; max age: 1 years.
IUCN Red List Status: Least Concern (LC), assessed 2012-03-01. Resilience: High (tmax=1).
References
Scott, W.B. and E.J. Crossman (1973) Freshwater fishes of Canada. Bull. Fish. Res. Board Can. 184: xi+1-966.
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.
Coker, G.A., C.B. Portt and C.K. Minns (2001) Morphological and ecological characteristics of Canadian freshwater fishes. Can. MS Rpt. Fish. Aquat. Sci. 2554:iv+89p.
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