Ozark minnow (Notropis nubilus)

Scientific name: Notropis nubilus Forbes, 1878

Ozark minnow (Notropis nubilus)

The Ozark minnow (Notropis nubilus) is a freshwater fish of the family Cyprinidae.

Biology

Inhabits gravel-bottomed and rubble-bottomed flowing pools and backwaters of creeks and small to medium rivers. Rarely found in large rivers.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Notropis nubilus
Family
Cyprinidae (Minnows or carps)
Order
Cypriniformes (Carps)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
9.3
Environment
Freshwater; benthopelagic
Climate
Temperate
Distribution
North America: disjunct populations in upper Red Cedar River system in northern Wisconsin, USA; Mississippi River tributaries in southeastern Minnesota, eastern Iowa, southern Wisconsin and northern Illinois, USA; Ozark Mountain drainages, USA; and Boggy Creek system in Oklahoma, USA.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Resilience
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (tmax=4)

Sources

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

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