Bridle shiner (Notropis bifrenatus) fish species and information / pictures of Bridle shiner - Notropis bifrenatus

Bridle shiner (Notropis bifrenatus) fish species information

Scientific Name
Notropis bifrenatus

Common Name
Bridle shiner

Biology
Adults occur in pond, lakes and sluggish mud-bottomed pools of creeks and small to medium rivers. Often found in vegetation. Oviparous (Ref. 205).

Classification

Classified By
Cope, 1867
Class
Ray-finned fishes (Actinopterygii)
Order
Carps (Cypriniformes)
Family
Minnows or carps (Cyprinidae)

Distribution

Region
North America
Distribution
North America: St. Lawrence-Lake Ontario drainage in Quebec and Ontario in Canada, and New York in the USA; Atlantic Slope drainages from southern Maine, USA to Roanoke River system in southern Virginia, USA; isolated population in lower Neuse River drainage in eastern North Carolina, USA.
Range
47°N - 37°N

Environment

Climate
Temperate
Water Temperature From
6 °C
Water Temperature To
20 °C
Depth From - meters
Unknown m
Depth To - meters
Unknown m
Zone
benthopelagic
Environment
Freshwater; benthopelagic
Trophic Level
2.82 s.e. 0.34 Based on food items.
Occurs in Marine / Salt water
False
Occurs in Brackish water
False
Occurs in Fresh Water
True
Occurs on Reefs
False
Is kept in Aquariums
True

Physical Size and Genetics

Maximum Length
6.5 cm
Common Length
Unknown cm
Phylogenetic Diversity Index
PD50 = 0.5000 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)

Human Uses and Population

Human Uses
Aquarium: commercial
Vulnerability
Low vulnerability (14 of 100)
Resilience
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (tm=1)
Threat To Humans
  Harmless
IUCN Red List Status
  Near Threatened (NT)