Steelcolor shiner (Cyprinella whipplei)

Scientific name: Cyprinella whipplei Girard, 1856

Steelcolor shiner (Cyprinella whipplei)

The Steelcolor shiner (Cyprinella whipplei) is a freshwater fish of the family Cyprinidae.

Biology

Inhabits rocky and sandy runs, less often pools, of creeks and small to medium rivers. Most common near riffles.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Cyprinella whipplei
Family
Cyprinidae (Minnows or carps)
Order
Cypriniformes (Carps)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
16.0
Common length
8.8
Environment
Freshwater; benthopelagic
Climate
Temperate
Distribution
North America: Mississippi River basin from Ohio and West Virginia to Illinois, Missouri and eastern Oklahoma, and south to northern Alabama and northern Louisiana; Black Warrior River system (Mobile Bay drainage) in Alabama, USA.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Resilience
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (tmax=3)

Sources

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

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