Pteronotropis welaka
Bluenose Shiner
NS
G3
Taxonomic Hierarchy
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned Fishes)
Cypriniformes (Carps and Minnows)
Cyprinidae (Carps and Minnows)
Pteronotropis
Pteronotropis welaka (Bluenose Shiner)
Description
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Characters
Body shape: elongated.
Distribution
North America: Middle St. Johns River drainage in Florida; Gulf drainages (mostly below Fall Line) from Apalachicola River in Georgia and Florida to Pearl River in Mississippi and Louisiana, USA.
Habitat Associations
Freshwater. benthopelagic. Found in: streams.
Biology
Inhabits backwaters and quiet vegetated pools of creeks and small to medium rivers, over mud and sand. Forms schools in fairly deep water (1-2 m) (Ref. 86798).
Max length: 6.5 cm TL.
Reproductive mode: dioecism; fertilization: external; nonguarders.
IUCN Red List Status: Vulnerable (VU), assessed 2012-08-04. Resilience: High (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
References
Riehl, R. and H.A. Baensch (1991) Aquarien Atlas. Band. 1. Melle: Mergus, Verlag für Natur-und Heimtierkunde, Germany. 992 p.
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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