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💧 Freshwater Least Concern 🌡️ Subtropical

Silverband shiner

Notropis shumardi Girard, 1856
Max Length
10 cm
Max Weight
-
Lifespan
-
Trophic Level
2.9
Depth
-
Climate
Subtropical
Resilience
High
Vulnerability
24.00/100
Typical Length
5.7 cm
Depth Zone
-

📖 Overview

Adults inhabit flowing pools and runs of large, often turbid, rivers. Usually occurs over sand and gravel . Migratory behaviour is undetermined .

Scientific Name
Notropis shumardi
Authority
Girard, 1856
Habitat
Freshwater
Climate
Subtropical
IUCN Status
LC
Max Length
10 cm
Trophic Level
2.9
Resilience
High
Vulnerability
24.00/100
Salinity
0–0.5 ppt

🔬 Taxonomy

🐟 Physical Description

Physical description for Silverband shiner is currently being compiled.

🌀 Behaviour

Behavioural data for Silverband shiner is currently being reviewed.

🦐 Diet

Diet information for Silverband shiner is currently being compiled.

🥚 Reproduction

Reproduction data for Silverband shiner is currently being compiled.

🌍 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

Zone Preferences
💧 Freshwater
Trophic Level
2.9±0.3

📐 Morphometrics

Length–Weight Relationship: W = 0.00525 × L3.1 (TL)
Max TL
10cm

🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance

Salinity Range
0–0.5ppt

🛡️ Conservation Assessment

IUCN Category
Least Concern
Assessment Date
2012

📊 Population Risk & Fisheries

Population Resilience
High
Minimum doubling time
Fishing Vulnerability
24.00/100
Low vulnerability
Trophic Level
2.9
Omnivore / Planktivore
Climate Zone
Subtropical
Described By
Girard, 1856

🌐 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

🗺️ Global Occurrence Map

Occurrence records from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) - 63 records indexed .

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