Silverband shiner
📖 Overview
Adults inhabit flowing pools and runs of large, often turbid, rivers. Usually occurs over sand and gravel . Migratory behaviour is undetermined .
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Physical description for Silverband shiner is currently being compiled.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Silverband shiner is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
🥚 Reproduction
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Freshwater; benthopelagic. Subtropical; 45°N - 29°N North America: large rivers of Missouri-Mississippi basins (mainly Missouri, Mississippi, Illinois, Kaskaskia, lower Ohio, Arkansas, and Red rivers), from South Dakota and central Illinois, USA south to Gulf; Gulf Coast drainages in Texas from Sabine Lake (apparently introduced) to Colorado River.
🌿 Ecology
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
🛡️ Conservation Assessment
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
🌐 Names & Taxonomy
| Language | Common Names |
|---|---|
| 🇬🇧English | Silverband Shiner |
Scientific Synonyms
| Scientific Name | Author | Year | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alburnops illecebrosus | Girard | 1856 | Synonym |
| Alburnops shumardi | Girard | 1856 | Synonym |
| Notropis brazosensis | Hubbs & Bonham | 1951 | Synonym |
| Notropis chamberlaini | Evermann | 1898 | Synonym |
🦠 Common Diseases
The following diseases are known to affect Silverband shiner.
🔍 Similar Species
🗺️ Global Occurrence Map
Occurrence records from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) - 63 records indexed .
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