Saffron shiner (Notropis rubricroceus)

Scientific name: Notropis rubricroceus Cope, 1868

Saffron shiner (Notropis rubricroceus)

The Saffron shiner (Notropis rubricroceus) is a freshwater fish of the family Cyprinidae.

Biology

Occurs in bedrock-bottomed and rubble-bottomed pools of clear, fast headwaters, creeks and streams.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Notropis rubricroceus
Family
Cyprinidae (Minnows or carps)
Order
Cypriniformes (Carps)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
8.4
Common length
5.0
Environment
Freshwater; benthopelagic
Climate
Temperate
Distribution
North America: mountainous area drained by upper Tennessee River drainage in Virginia, North Carolina and Tennessee, USA; headwaters of Santee and Savannah rivers in North Carolina.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Resilience
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (tmax=5)

Sources

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

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