Bluntnose shiner (Notropis simus)

Scientific name: Notropis simus Cope, 1875

Bluntnose shiner (Notropis simus)

The Bluntnose shiner (Notropis simus) is a freshwater fish of the family Cyprinidae.

Biology

Inhabits the main channels of the Rio Grande and Pecos River usually over sand or gravel. With two subspecies: N. s. simus known from Rio Grande above El Paso, Texas, but now possibly extinct; N. s. pecosensis known only in the Pecos River, New Mexico, recognized as a threatened subspecies.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Notropis simus
Family
Cyprinidae (Minnows or carps)
Order
Cypriniformes (Carps)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
10.0
Environment
Freshwater; benthopelagic
Climate
Temperate
Distribution
North America: Found in the upper Rio Grande (above El Paso, Texas), Texas and New Mexico and in the Pecos River, New Mexico, USA. Has disappeared over much of its former range, apparently due to reduced water levels in the Rio Grande system. Subspecies N. simus pecosensis found in Pecos River also threatened.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Endangered (EN) (A1c)
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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