💧 Freshwater
Least Concern
🌡️ Temperate
Channel shiner
Paranotropis wickliffi Trautman, 1931
📖 Overview
Adults inhabit big rivers over substrates ranging from silt to gravel . Migratory behaviour is undetermined .
Scientific Name
Paranotropis wickliffi
Authority
Trautman, 1931
Habitat
Freshwater
Climate
Temperate
IUCN Status
LC
Max Length
7.8 cm
Trophic Level
2.9
Resilience
High
Vulnerability
21.00/100
Salinity
0–0.5 ppt
🔬 Taxonomy
Genus
Paranotropis
Paranotropis
Species
Channel shiner
Paranotropis wickliffi
🐟 Physical Description
Physical description for Channel shiner is currently being compiled.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Channel 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 North America: USA.
🌿 Ecology
Zone Preferences
💧 Freshwater
Trophic Level
2.9±0.3
📐 Morphometrics
Length–Weight Relationship:
W = 0.00617 × L3.1
(TL)
Max TL
7.8cm
🌡️ 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
Trautman, 1931
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