Notropis photogenis
Silver Shiner
NS
G5
Taxonomic Hierarchy
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned Fishes)
Cypriniformes (Carps and Minnows)
Cyprinidae (Carps and Minnows)
Notropis
Notropis photogenis (Silver Shiner)
Description
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Characters
Body shape: elongated.
Distribution
North America: Lake Erie and Ohio River drainages from Ontario, Canada and New York to Michigan, and south to northern Georgia, USA. Common throughout eastern part of range, rare in western areas (absent in lower Wabash, lower Cumberland, and most of lower Tennessee River drainages); rare in Lake Erie drainage.
Habitat Associations
Freshwater. benthopelagic. Found in: streams.
Biology
Inhabits rocky runs and riffles of small to large rivers (Ref. 5723, 10294).
Max length: 14.0 cm TL; common length: 8.9 cm TL.
IUCN Red List Status: Least Concern (LC), assessed 2012-03-03. Resilience: Medium (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
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.
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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