Pugnose shiner (Notropis anogenus) fish species and information / pictures of Pugnose shiner - Notropis anogenus

Pugnose shiner (Notropis anogenus) fish species information

Scientific Name
Notropis anogenus

Common Name
Pugnose shiner

Biology
Adults usually occur over sand and mud in clear vegetated lakes and vegetated pools and runs of creeks and rivers. Oviparous (Ref. 205).

Classification

Classified By
Forbes, 1885
Class
Ray-finned fishes (Actinopterygii)
Order
Carps (Cypriniformes)
Family
Minnows or carps (Cyprinidae)

Distribution

Region
North America
Distribution
North America: Lake Ontario drainage of Ontario in Canada and New York to North Dakota and central Illinois (where now extirpated) in the USA. Mostly restricted to Great Lakes and Mississippi River basins but also in Red River drainage (Hudson Bay basin) of Minnesota and South Dakota in the USA.
Range
46°N - 39°N

Environment

Climate
Temperate
Water Temperature From
Unknown °C
Water Temperature To
Unknown °C
Depth From - meters
Unknown m
Depth To - meters
Unknown m
Zone
benthopelagic
Environment
Freshwater; benthopelagic
Trophic Level
2.71 s.e. 0.33 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
False

Physical Size and Genetics

Maximum Length
5.8 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
Unknown
Vulnerability
Low vulnerability (12 of 100)
Resilience
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (tmax=3)
Threat To Humans
  Harmless
IUCN Red List Status
  Near Threatened (NT)