Blackchin shiner (Notropis heterodon)

Scientific name: Notropis heterodon Cope, 1865

Blackchin shiner (Notropis heterodon)

The Blackchin shiner (Notropis heterodon) is a freshwater fish of the family Cyprinidae.

Biology

Occurs in clear, vegetated lakes, and in pools and slow runs of creeks and small rivers.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Notropis heterodon
Family
Cyprinidae (Minnows or carps)
Order
Cypriniformes (Carps)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
7.1
Common length
5.6
Environment
Freshwater; benthopelagic
Climate
Temperate
Distribution
North America: southern Quebec, Canada and from Vermont to Minnesota and Iowa in the USA. Mostly restricted to Great Lakes and upper Mississippi River basins but localized in a few Atlantic drainages (St. Lawrence, Hudson, Susquehanna rivers), upper Ohio River basin and Hudson Bay (Red River in Minnesota, USA).
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Resilience
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (tmax=3)

Sources

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

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