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💧 Freshwater Extinct 🌡️ Subtropical

Phantom shiner

Alburnops orca Woolman, 1894
Max Length
9 cm
Max Weight
-
Lifespan
-
Trophic Level
2.6
Depth
-
Climate
Subtropical
Resilience
High
Vulnerability
23.00/100
Typical Length
-
Depth Zone
-

📖 Overview

Found in the main channel of Rio Grande, usually over sand and often in turbid water . Migratory behaviour is undetermined .

Scientific Name
Alburnops orca
Authority
Woolman, 1894
Habitat
Freshwater
Climate
Subtropical
IUCN Status
EX
Max Length
9 cm
Trophic Level
2.6
Resilience
High
Vulnerability
23.00/100
Migration
Potamodromous
Salinity
0–0.5 ppt

🔬 Taxonomy

Genus
Alburnops
Alburnops
Species
Phantom shiner
Alburnops orca

🐟 Physical Description

Physical description for Phantom shiner is currently being compiled.

🌀 Behaviour

Behavioural data for Phantom shiner is currently being reviewed.

🦐 Diet

aquatic invertebrates
small fish
algae
detritus

🥚 Reproduction

🐣 Oviparous
Spawning Season
spring
Spawn Location
Substrate
Fertilization
External

🌍 Habitat & Distribution

Freshwater; benthopelagic; potamodromous . Subtropical; 36°N - 27°N North America: Rio Grande from mouth to northern central New Mexico, USA (unknown from Pecos River).

🌿 Ecology

Zone Preferences
💧 Freshwater
Migration
Potamodromous
Trophic Level
2.6±0.3

📐 Morphometrics

Length–Weight Relationship: W = 0.00525 × L3.1 (TL)
Max TL
9cm

🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance

Salinity Range
0–0.5ppt

🛡️ Conservation Assessment

IUCN Category
Extinct
Assessment Date
2018

📊 Population Risk & Fisheries

Population Resilience
High
Minimum doubling time
Fishing Vulnerability
23.00/100
Low vulnerability
Trophic Level
2.6
Omnivore / Planktivore
Climate Zone
Subtropical
Described By
Woolman, 1894

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