Warpaint shiner (Luxilus coccogenis) fish species and information / pictures of Warpaint shiner - Luxilus coccogenis

Warpaint shiner (Luxilus coccogenis) fish species information

Scientific Name
Luxilus coccogenis

Common Name
Warpaint shiner

Biology
Adults inhabit gravel and rubble riffles and adjacent pools of clear, fast creeks and small to medium rivers (Ref. 205); common in cool, clear streams with rocky substrates. Feed on mayfly nymphs and other aquatic immatures, with some terrestrial insects during spring, while summer food consists mostly of insects taken at the surface, with aquatic immatures (Ref. 10294). Oviparous (Ref. 205), probably nest spawners like congeners (Ref. 5723).

Classification

Classified By

Cope, 1868

Class

Ray-finned fishes (Actinopterygii)

Order

Carps (Cypriniformes)

Family

Minnows or carps (Cyprinidae)

Distribution

Region

North America

Distribution

North America: upper Tennessee River drainage in western Virginia, western North Carolina, Tennessee, northern Georgia and northern Alabama, USA and adjacent tributaries of Savannah River in North Carolina and South Carolina, Santee River in North Carolina and New River in North Carolina, USA.

Range

38°N - 34°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

pelagic

Environment

Freshwater; pelagic

Trophic Level

2.79 s.e. 0.32 Based on size and trophs of closest relatives

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

14.0 cm

Common Length

8.9 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 (tmax=4)

Threat To Humans

Harmless

IUCN Red List Status

Not Evaluated