Cape Fear shiner (Notropis mekistocholas)

Scientific name: Notropis mekistocholas Snelson, 1971

The Cape Fear shiner (Notropis mekistocholas) is a freshwater fish of the family Cyprinidae. Native range: North America, Cape Fear drainage near Fall Line, Chatham and Harnett counties, North Carolina, USA.

Biology

Inhabits sandy and rocky pools and runs of small to medium rivers. Highly specialized detritus and plant eating species. With long coiled dark gut, a feature it shares with no other shiner but Notropis nubilus; dark peritoneum.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Notropis mekistocholas
Family
Cyprinidae (Minnows or carps)
Order
Cypriniformes (Carps)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
7.7
Common length
5.3
Environment
Freshwater; benthopelagic
Climate
Temperate
Distribution
North America: Cape Fear drainage near Fall Line, Chatham and Harnett counties, North Carolina, USA.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Critically Endangered (CR) (B1+2cd)
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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