Silver shiner (Notropis photogenis)

Scientific name: Notropis photogenis Cope, 1865

Silver shiner (Notropis photogenis)

The Silver shiner (Notropis photogenis) is a freshwater fish of the family Cyprinidae.

Biology

Inhabits rocky runs and riffles of small to large rivers.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Notropis photogenis
Family
Cyprinidae (Minnows or carps)
Order
Cypriniformes (Carps)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
14.0
Common length
8.9
Environment
Freshwater; benthopelagic
Climate
Temperate
Distribution
North America: Lake Erie and Ohio River drainages from Ontario, Canada and New York to Michigan, and south to northern Georgia, USA. Common throughout eastern part of range, rare in western areas (absent in lower Wabash, lower Cumberland, and most of lower Tennessee River drainages); rare in Lake Erie drainage.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
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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