Alabama shiner (Cyprinella callistia)

Scientific name: Cyprinella callistia Jordan, 1877

Alabama shiner (Cyprinella callistia)

The Alabama shiner (Cyprinella callistia) is a freshwater fish of the family Cyprinidae. Native range: North America, Mobile Bay drainage in southeastern Tennessee, northwestern Georgia, Alabama and northeastern Mississippi, USA.

Biology

Inhabit gravel and rubble-bottomed pools and runs of creeks and small to medium rivers. Juveniles and young adults live in quieter waters with less coarse substrates. Feed mainly on midge and blackfly larvae.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Cyprinella callistia
Family
Cyprinidae (Minnows or carps)
Order
Cypriniformes (Carps)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
13.0
Environment
Freshwater; benthopelagic
Climate
Temperate
Distribution
North America: Mobile Bay drainage in southeastern Tennessee, northwestern Georgia, Alabama and northeastern Mississippi, USA.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Resilience
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

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