Notropis rubricroceus
Saffron Shiner
NS
G4
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Actinopterygii (Ray-finned Fishes)
Cypriniformes (Carps and Minnows)
Cyprinidae (Carps and Minnows)
Notropis
Notropis rubricroceus (Saffron Shiner)
Description
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Characters
Body shape: fusiform / normal.
Distribution
North America: mountainous area drained by upper Tennessee River drainage in Virginia, North Carolina and Tennessee, USA; headwaters of Santee and Savannah rivers in North Carolina.
Habitat Associations
Freshwater. benthopelagic.
Biology
Occurs in bedrock-bottomed and rubble-bottomed pools of clear, fast headwaters, creeks (Ref. 5723) and streams (Ref. 10294).
Max length: 8.4 cm TL; common length: 5.0 cm TL; max age: 5 years.
IUCN Red List Status: Least Concern (LC), assessed 2012-03-01. Resilience: Medium (tmax=5).
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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