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💧 Freshwater Vulnerable 🌡️ Temperate

Peppered shiner

Miniellus perpallidus Hubbs & Black, 1940
Max Length
5 cm
Max Weight
Lifespan
4 yrs
Trophic Level
2.8
Depth
Climate
Temperate
Resilience
Medium
Vulnerability
13.00/100
Typical Length
3.6 cm
Depth Zone

📖 Overview

Adults inhabit pools and sluggish runs of small to medium rivers; often in quiet water near vegetation . Migratory behaviour is undetermined .

Scientific Name
Miniellus perpallidus
Authority
Hubbs & Black, 1940
Habitat
Freshwater
Climate
Temperate
IUCN Status
VU
Max Length
5 cm
Lifespan
4 years
Trophic Level
2.8
Resilience
Medium
Vulnerability
13.00/100
Salinity
0–0.5 ppt

🔬 Taxonomy

Genus
Miniellus
Miniellus
Species
Peppered shiner
Miniellus perpallidus

🐟 Physical Description

Physical description for Peppered shiner is currently being compiled.

🌀 Behaviour

Behavioural data for Peppered shiner is currently being reviewed.

🦐 Diet

Diet information for Peppered shiner is currently being compiled.

🥚 Reproduction

Reproduction data for Peppered shiner is currently being compiled.

🌍 Habitat & Distribution

Freshwater; benthopelagic. Temperate; 35°N - 34°N North America: Ouachita and Red River drainages, south Arkansas and southeast Oklahoma.

🌿 Ecology

Zone Preferences
💧 Freshwater
Trophic Level
2.8±0.3

📐 Morphometrics

Length–Weight Relationship: W = 0.00525 × L3.1 (TL)
Max TL
5cm

🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance

Salinity Range
0–0.5ppt

🛡️ Conservation Assessment

IUCN Category
Vulnerable
Assessment Date
2012

📊 Population Risk & Fisheries

Population Resilience
Medium
Minimum doubling time
Fishing Vulnerability
13.00/100
Low vulnerability
Trophic Level
2.8
Omnivore / Planktivore
Climate Zone
Temperate
Described By
Hubbs & Black, 1940

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