River shiner (Notropis blennius)

Scientific name: Notropis blennius Girard, 1856

River shiner (Notropis blennius)

The River shiner (Notropis blennius) is a freshwater fish of the family Cyprinidae.

Biology

Inhabits pools and main channels of medium to large rivers, usually over sand and gravel. Feeds on cladocerans and a variety of immature aquatic insects.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Notropis blennius
Family
Cyprinidae (Minnows or carps)
Order
Cypriniformes (Carps)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
13.0
Common length
7.6
Environment
Freshwater; benthopelagic
Climate
Temperate
Distribution
North America: Hudson Bay basin from Manitoba to Alberta, Canada (absent in eastern Kansas) and south through Red River in Minnesota and North Dakota, USA. Mississippi River basin from Wisconsin and Minnesota south to Gulf; occurs as far east as West Virginia and as far west as eastern Colorado, USA.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Least Concern (LC)
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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