Bigmouth shiner (Notropis dorsalis)

Scientific name: Notropis dorsalis Agassiz, 1854

Bigmouth shiner (Notropis dorsalis)

The Bigmouth shiner (Notropis dorsalis) is a freshwater fish of the family Cyprinidae.

Biology

Inhabits shallow sandy and silty runs and pools of headwaters, creeks and small to medium rivers.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Notropis dorsalis
Family
Cyprinidae (Minnows or carps)
Order
Cypriniformes (Carps)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
8.0
Environment
Freshwater; benthopelagic
Climate
Temperate
Distribution
North America: Great Lakes, Hudson Bay (Red River) and Mississippi River basins from Michigan, USA to Manitoba, Canada and from eastern Illinois to Platte River system in Wyoming and Colorado, USA; disjunct populations in western New York and Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Ohio and Michigan, 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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