Bigeye shiner
📖 Overview
Adults inhabit flowing, usually clear and rocky, pools of creeks and small to medium rivers. Often found near emergent vegetation along the stream margin . They feed on surface insects .
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Physical description for Bigeye shiner is currently being compiled.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Bigeye shiner is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
🥚 Reproduction
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Freshwater; benthopelagic; non-migratory . Temperate; 42°N - 32°N North America: Lake Erie drainage in northwestern Ohio, USA; Mississippi River basin from central Ohio to eastern Kansas and south to northern Alabama, northern Louisiana and southern Oklahoma in the USA.
🌿 Ecology
surface insects (Ref
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
🛡️ Conservation Assessment
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
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