Rough shiner (Notropis baileyi)

Scientific name: Notropis baileyi Suttkus & Raney, 1955

Rough shiner (Notropis baileyi)

The Rough shiner (Notropis baileyi) is a freshwater fish of the family Cyprinidae.

Biology

Inhabits sand-bottomed and gravel-bottomed flowing pools of headwaters, creeks and small rivers.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Notropis baileyi
Family
Cyprinidae (Minnows or carps)
Order
Cypriniformes (Carps)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
9.0
Common length
5.8
Environment
Freshwater; benthopelagic
Climate
Temperate
Distribution
North America: Mobile Bay and Pascagoula River drainages in Alabama and Mississippi, USA; Bear Creek system (Tennessee River drainage) in Alabama and Mississippi. Also in Escambia River drainage (and possibly introduced) in Alabama and Florida, and Chattahoochee River drainage in Georgia, 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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