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Notropis blennius (Girard, 1856)

River shiner
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> Cypriniformes (Carps) > Leuciscidae (Minnows) > Pogonichthyinae
Etymology: Notropis: A misnomer given by Rafinesque to shriveled specimens, with the meaning of "back keel"; from Greek, noton = back (Ref. 45335);  blennius: blennius, meaning blenny-like (Ref. 10294).
More on author: Girard.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ökologie

; süßwasser benthopelagisch. Temperate; 55°N - 30°N

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North America: Hudson Bay basin from Manitoba to Alberta, Canada (absent in eastern Kansas) and south through Red River in Minnesota and North Dakota, USA. Mississippi River basin from Wisconsin and Minnesota south to Gulf; occurs as far east as West Virginia and as far west as eastern Colorado, USA.

Size / Gewicht / Alter

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 13.0 cm TL Männchen/unbestimmt; (Ref. 5723); common length : 7.6 cm TL Männchen/unbestimmt; (Ref. 12193); max. veröff. Alter: 4 Jahre (Ref. 12193)

Biologie     Fachlexikon (Englisch) (z.B. epibenthic)

Inhabits pools and main channels of medium to large rivers, usually over sand and gravel (Ref. 5723, 10294). Feeds on cladocerans and a variety of immature aquatic insects (Ref. 10294).

Life cycle and mating behavior Maturities | Fortpflanzung | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larven

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Page, L.M. and B.M. Burr, 1991. A field guide to freshwater fishes of North America north of Mexico. Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston. 432 p. (Ref. 5723)

IUCN Rote Liste Status (Ref. 130435)

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