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💧 Freshwater Least Concern 🌡️ Temperate

Mirror shiner

Paranotropis spectrunculus Cope, 1868
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Max Length
7.9 cm
Max Weight
-
Lifespan
-
Trophic Level
2.9
Depth
-
Climate
Temperate
Resilience
High
Vulnerability
21.00/100
Typical Length
-
Depth Zone
-

📖 Overview

Adults inhabit rocky, sandy, and muddy pools and backwaters of high-gradient creeks and small rivers . Migratory behaviour is undetermined .

Scientific Name
Paranotropis spectrunculus
Authority
Cope, 1868
Habitat
Freshwater
Climate
Temperate
IUCN Status
LC
Max Length
7.9 cm
Trophic Level
2.9
Resilience
High
Vulnerability
21.00/100
Salinity
0–0.5 ppt

🔬 Taxonomy

Genus
Paranotropis
Paranotropis
Species
Mirror shiner
Paranotropis spectrunculus

🐟 Physical Description

Physical description for Mirror shiner is currently being compiled.

🌀 Behaviour

Behavioural data for Mirror shiner is currently being reviewed.

🦐 Diet

aquatic invertebrates
small fish
algae
detritus

🥚 Reproduction

🐣 Oviparous
Spawning Season
spring
Spawn Location
Substrate
Fertilization
External

🌍 Habitat & Distribution

Freshwater; benthopelagic. Temperate; 38°N - 34°N North America: upper Tennessee River drainage in Virginia, North Carolina, Tennessee and Georgia in the USA.

🌿 Ecology

Zone Preferences
💧 Freshwater
Trophic Level
2.9±0.3

📐 Morphometrics

Length–Weight Relationship: W = 0.00525 × L3.1 (TL)
Max TL
7.9cm

🌡️ 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
21.00/100
Low vulnerability
Trophic Level
2.9
Omnivore / Planktivore
Climate Zone
Temperate
Described By
Cope, 1868

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