Animalia > Chordata > Cypriniformes > Cyprinidae > Notropis > Notropis blennius

Notropis blennius (River shiner; Poor minnow)

Synonyms: Alburnops blennius; Episema jejuna; Notropis albeolus; Notropis jordanii
Language: Chinese; Czech; Mandarin Chinese

Wikipedia Abstract

The river shiner (Notropis blennius) is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Notropis.
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Attributes

Adult Length [1]  5 inches (13 cm)
Brood Dispersal [1]  In the open
Brood Egg Substrate [1]  Lithophils (gravel-sand)
Brood Guarder [1]  No
Litter Size [1]  3,005
Maximum Longevity [1]  4 years
Diet [2]  Omnivore, Planktivore, Detritivore
Female Maturity [1]  2 years

Protected Areas

Name IUCN Category Area acres Location Species Website Climate Land Use
Land Between the Lakes Biosphere Reserve V 166264 Kentucky, Tennessee, United States
Saint Croix International Historic Site   Maine, United States
Upper Miss. River Nat'l Wildlife Refuge National Wildlife Refuge VI 25823 Illinois, Iowa, Wisconsin, United States

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External References

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Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
♦ 1Frimpong, E.A., and P. L. Angermeier. 2009. FishTraits: a database of ecological and life-history traits of freshwater fishes of the United States. Fisheries 34:487-495.
♦ 2Myers, P., R. Espinosa, C. S. Parr, T. Jones, G. S. Hammond, and T. A. Dewey. 2006. The Animal Diversity Web (online). Accessed February 01, 2010 at animaldiversity.org
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0