Arkansas River shiner
📖 Overview
Adults inhabit flowing water over sand in creeks and small to large rivers . Migratory behaviour is undetermined .
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Physical description for Arkansas River shiner is currently being compiled.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Arkansas River shiner is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
🥚 Reproduction
The pelagic-broadcast spawning behavior consisted of males pursuing a single female and nudging her abdominal region. When the female was ready to spawn, a single male wrapped around the female at which time eggs and milt were simultaneously expelled. Reproduction usually consisted of several individual spawning episodes with at least 10-min intervals between events .
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Freshwater; benthopelagic; potamodromous . Temperate; 39°N - 35°N North America: Arkansas River drainages from western Arkansas to western Kansas, western Oklahoma, Texas and northeastern New Mexico, USA.
🌿 Ecology
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
🛡️ Conservation Assessment
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
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