Bluehead shiner (Pteronotropis hubbsi)

Scientific name: Pteronotropis hubbsi Bailey & Robison, 1978

Bluehead shiner (Pteronotropis hubbsi)

The Bluehead shiner (Pteronotropis hubbsi) is a freshwater fish of the family Cyprinidae.

Biology

Inhabits backwaters, oxbows and sluggish pools of creeks and small rivers, usually near vegetation over mud or sand.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Pteronotropis hubbsi
Family
Cyprinidae (Minnows or carps)
Order
Cypriniformes (Carps)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
6.0
Common length
4.4
Environment
Freshwater; benthopelagic
Climate
Subtropical
Distribution
North America: found in the Red and Ouachita River drainage lowlands of southern Arkansas, Louisiana and northeastern Texas, USA. Also found in Wolf Lake, southwest Illinois. Localized and uncommon.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Data deficient (DD)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Resilience
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (tmax=2)

Sources

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

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