Striped shiner (Luxilus chrysocephalus) fish species and information / pictures of Striped shiner - Luxilus chrysocephalus

Striped shiner (Luxilus chrysocephalus) fish species information

Scientific Name
Luxilus chrysocephalus

Common Name
Striped shiner

Biology
Adults inhabit rocky pools near riffles in clear to fairly turbid creeks and small to medium rivers(Ref. 205); also found in streams. Feed on terrestrial insects, filamentous and unicellular algae, and a variety of aquatic invertebrate often dominated by mayfly nymphs (Ref. 10294). Oviparous (Ref. 205), nest spawners (Ref. 52559).

Classification

Classified By

Rafinesque, 1820

Class

Ray-finned fishes (Actinopterygii)

Order

Carps (Cypriniformes)

Family

Minnows or carps (Cyprinidae)

Distribution

Region

North America

Distribution

North America: Great Lakes and Mississippi River basins from western New York and southeastern Wisconsin, south to Alabama, Louisiana and eastern Texas, USA; Gulf Coast drainages from Mobile Bay in Georgia and Alabama to Lake Pontchartrain in Louisiana, USA.

Range

46°N - 31°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

demersal

Environment

Freshwater; demersal

Trophic Level

3.27 s.e. 0.45 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

24.0 cm

Common Length

8.3 cm

Phylogenetic Diversity Index

PD50 = 0.5020 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)

Human Uses and Population

Human Uses

Unknown

Vulnerability

Low vulnerability (25 of 100)

Resilience

Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (tm=2; tmax=4)

Threat To Humans

Harmless

IUCN Red List Status

Least Concern (LC)