Steelcolor shiner (Cyprinella whipplei) fish species and information / pictures of Steelcolor shiner - Cyprinella whipplei

Steelcolor shiner (Cyprinella whipplei) fish species information

Scientific Name
Cyprinella whipplei

Common Name
Steelcolor shiner

Biology
Inhabits rocky and sandy runs, less often pools, of creeks and small to medium rivers. Most common near riffles (Ref. 5723, 10294).

Classification

Classified By

Girard, 1856

Class

Ray-finned fishes (Actinopterygii)

Order

Carps (Cypriniformes)

Family

Minnows or carps (Cyprinidae)

Distribution

Region

North America

Distribution

North America: Mississippi River basin from Ohio and West Virginia to Illinois, Missouri and eastern Oklahoma, and south to northern Alabama and northern Louisiana; Black Warrior River system (Mobile Bay drainage) in Alabama, USA.

Range

41°N - 33°N

Environment

Climate

Temperate

Water Temperature From

Unknown °C

Water Temperature To

Unknown °C

Depth From - meters

Unknown m

Depth To - meters

Unknown m

Zone

benthopelagic

Environment

Freshwater; benthopelagic

Trophic Level

3.18 s.e. 0.38 Based on size and trophs of closest relatives

Occurs in Marine / Salt water

False

Occurs in Brackish water

False

Occurs in Fresh Water

True

Occurs on Reefs

False

Is kept in Aquariums

False

Physical Size and Genetics

Maximum Length

16.0 cm

Common Length

8.8 cm

Phylogenetic Diversity Index

PD50 = 0.5000 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)

Human Uses and Population

Human Uses

Unknown

Vulnerability

Low to moderate vulnerability (27 of 100)

Resilience

High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (tmax=3)

Threat To Humans

Harmless

IUCN Red List Status

Not Evaluated