Silverband shiner (Notropis shumardi)

Scientific name: Notropis shumardi Girard, 1856

Silverband shiner (Notropis shumardi)

The Silverband shiner (Notropis shumardi) is a freshwater fish of the family Cyprinidae.

Biology

Inhabits flowing pools and runs of large, often turbid, rivers. Usually occurs over sand and gravel.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Notropis shumardi
Family
Cyprinidae (Minnows or carps)
Order
Cypriniformes (Carps)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
10.0
Common length
5.7
Environment
Freshwater; benthopelagic
Climate
Subtropical
Distribution
North America: large rivers of Missouri-Mississippi basins (mainly Missouri, Mississippi, Illinois, Kaskaskia, lower Ohio, Arkansas, and Red rivers), from South Dakota and central Illinois, USA south to Gulf; Gulf Coast drainages in Texas from Sabine Lake (apparently introduced) to Colorado River.
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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