Taillight shiner
📖 Overview
Usually found near vegetation in swamps, ponds, backwaters, pools of small to large rivers and oxbow lakes. Adults feed on microcrustaceans (chydorid cladocerans, cyclopoid copepods, ostracods), rotifers, unicellular algae (desmids and diatoms), and small dipteran larvae . Migratory behaviour is undetermined .
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Physical description for Taillight shiner is currently being compiled.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Taillight shiner is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
🥚 Reproduction
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Freshwater; benthopelagic. Subtropical; 38°N - 27°N North America: in Atlantic, Gulf, and Mississippi River basins from Cape Fear River in North Carolina, USA to Sabine River in Texas, USA; north in Former Mississippi Embayment to southern Illinois, USA; throughout Florida, USA except in extreme southern tip.
🌿 Ecology
microcrustaceans (chydorid cladocerans, cyclopoid copepods, ostracods), rotifers, unicellular algae
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
🛡️ Conservation Assessment
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
🌐 Names & Taxonomy
| Language | Common Names |
|---|---|
| 🇬🇧English | Taillight Shiner |
| 🌍CES | jeleček skvrnitý |
Scientific Synonyms
| Scientific Name | Author | Year | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hemitremia maculata | Hay | 1881 | Synonym |
| Notropis burchi | Fowler | 1942 | Synonym |
| Notropis louisae | Fowler | 1940 | Synonym |
| Opsopoeodus bollmani | Gilbert | 1891 | Synonym |
🦠 Common Diseases
The following diseases are known to affect Taillight shiner.
🔍 Similar Species
🗺️ Global Occurrence Map
Occurrence records from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) - 5 records indexed .
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