Notropis atherinoides

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Overview

Family : Minnows or carps .

Common Names

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Description

Family Cyprinidae

Distribution: North America (northern Canada to southern Mexico), Africa, and Eurasia . Pharynx with 1-3 rows of teeth, each row with a maximum of 8 teeth. Usually thin lips , plicae or papillae absent; mouth sometimes suckerlike (Garra and Labeo). With or without barbels . Premaxilla usually borders the upper jaw making the maxilla entirely or almost entirely excluded from the gape. Usually protrusible upper jaw. Dorsal fin with spinelike rays in some. Primitive number of chromosomes 2n=50, some with 48; polyploidy exists. Maximum length at least 2.5 m to probably 3 m in Catlocarpio siamensis; many species less than 5 cm. Mainly non-guarders, but in some species males build nests and/or protect the eggs .The family Cyprinidae belongs to the Class Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes ) and the Order Cypriniformes. It contains 210 genera and 2010 species. It may be found in Brackish , and Freshwater environments and is primarily Primary freshwater. Many members of this family are used in the aquarium trade. Reproductively, most members of this family are nonguarders. The main mode of swimming of adult fish in this family is subcarangiform. Compared with other fish, the activity level of this family tends to be normal. Members of this family have been dated back to the Eocene epoch of the Tertiary period. This family may be found from 70° n to 34° s and 150° w to 170° e. Etymology of this family name : Greek, kyprinos = goldfish .

Physical Description

Habitat

Inhabits lakes and pools and runs of medium to large rivers . Most common in clear water over sand or gravel .

Typically found in water with a depth of -3,568 to 0 meters (-11,706 to 0 feet).[1]

Biome: Fresh water . Benthopelagic.

Biology

Diet

Moves to the surface at dusk to feed on microcrustaceans, midge larvae, and algae; descends to deeper waters at daybreak[2].

Reproduction

Department of Fisheries and Wildlife Science at Virginia Tech (VT-FIW, 2001) states that "in anadromous populations, females mature a year later than males. A. pseudoharengus matures between the ages of 3 and 5. The fecundity of oceanic female is 48,000 - 360,000 eggs . Landlocked fish mature between 1 and 3 years of age and their fecundity is between 13,200 and 49,200 eggs. Spawning occurs from March to May in tidal freshwater streams and ponds . After spawning, adults return to the sea . Inland populations spawn from April to August in the shallow areas of lakes and streams. Adults pair during spawning and swim in spirals to the surface. The eggs of A. pseudoharengus are non-adhesive and sink to the bottom of calm, still waters ." Spawning occurs at night.

Behavior

Forms schools[2].

Predators:

Preyed upon by birds (gulls, terns, mergansers, cormorants) and fishes [2].

Taxonomy

Ambiguous Synonyms

1. Alburnus oligaspis Cope, 1865
2. Alburnus rubellus (Non Agassiz, 1850)

Unambiguous Synonyms

1. Alburnellus jaculus Cope, 1867
2. Alburnus acutus Lapham, 1854
3. Alburnus dilectus Girard, 1856
4. Alburnus lepidulus Girard, 1856
5. Alburnus nitidus Kirtland, 1854
6. Leuciscus copii G�nther, 1868
7. Minulus dinemus Rafinesque, 1820
8. Notropis atherinoides caddonis Meek, 1891
9. Notropis louisianae Evermann, 1898

Misapplied Names

1. Alburnus rubellus (non Agassiz, 1850)

Notes

Name Status: Accepted Name .

Hybrids: Emerald shiner X Channel shiner

Similar Species

Fish Name Mouth Body Pigmentation Other Distinguishing Features Similarity Index Comments Bigmouth Shiner Slightly subterminal, slightly oblique Tan back, silver sides, cream belly. Dorsal scales strongly outlined with dark pigment. Dark pigment blotch above and below each lateral-line pore, giving "mouse tracks" appearance along side Mouth length greater than eye diameter; usually 8 anal fin rays, occasionally 7 or 9 Very similar Unless otherwise noted, all species typically have 8 anal rays, 8 dorsal rays, 41 or fewer lateral line scales (less than 2 times as tall as wide), a silvery peritoneum with an intestine shorter than the total length, a mouth length less than eye diameter, and an infraorbital canl on the head that is complete (extends behind and under eye). Brassy Minnow Slightly subterminal, slightly oblique Silvery, golden, or brassy cast, but without distinctive dark pigmentation of scale margins or lateral-line pores Black peritoneum, long gut with intestine 3.8-4.1 X TL; dorsal fin tip rounded; eye diameter greater than length from corner of mouth to snout tip Very similar See 1st row. Channel Shiner Terminal to slightly subterminal, oblique Tan to silver body. Dorsal scales strongly outlined with dark pigment. Dark pigment blotch above and below each lateral-line pore giving "mouse tracks" appearance along side 8 (rarely 7) anal fin rays; lateral-line scales 2-3 times as tall as wide Very similar See 1st row. Also see note under Distinguishing Characteristics in Attribute Details! Emerald Shiner Terminal, oblique Back blue-green to iridescent in life, silvery on sides, cream on belly. Dorsal scales lightly outlined with pigment; little or no pigment on flank scales or lateral pores. Diffuse posterior lateral stripe in preserved fish. 10-12 (usually 11) anal fin rays N/A See 1st row. Ghost Shiner Terminal, slightly oblique Silvery and pale. Dorsal scales lightly outlined with pigment; pigment also on posterior top of head. No other dark pigment on body Infraorbital sensory canal on head largely absent Very similar See 1st row. Mimic Shiner Terminal to slightly subterminal, oblique Tan to silver body. Dorsal scales strongly outlined with dark pigment. Dark pigment blotch above and below each lateral-line pore giving "mouse tracks" appearance along side 8 (rarely 7) anal fin rays; lateral-line scales 3 times as tall as wide Very similar See 1st row. Also see note under Distinguishing Characteristics in Attribute Details! Mississippi Silvery Minnow Slightly subterminal, slightly oblique Silvery cast, but without distinctive dark pigmentation of scale margins or lateral-line pores Black peritoneum, long gut with intestine 5.4-5.8 X TL; dorsal fin tip pointed; eye diameter less than length from corner of mouth to snout tip. Usually 8, occasionally 9, anal fin rays Very similar See 1st row. Pallid Shiner Slightly subterminal, nearly horizontal Dark lateral stripe sometimes present, extending on to snout. Dorsal scales lightly outlined with pigment; little or no other pigment on body Usually 8, occasionally 9, anal fin rays Very similar See 1st row. Pugnose Minnow Superior, strongly oblique to nearly vertical Dark lateral stripe sometimes present. Lightly pigmented area above lateral line and dorsal scales moderately outlined in pigment 9 dorsal fin rays; 8 (rarely 7) anal fin rays Very similar See 1st row. Redfin Shiner Terminal, oblique Dark gray or blackish on back grading to silvery and cream on sides and belly; diffuse broad dark lateral stripe in some preserved specimens. Dark diffuse spot at anterior base of dorsal fin. 41-48 lateral-line scales; 10-12 (usually 11) anal fin rays Very similar See 1st row. River Shiner Terminal, slightly oblique Tan to silvery on back and sides, cream on belly. Dorsal scales lightly outlined with pigment; little or no pigment on flank scales or lateral pores. Mid dorsal stripe continuous around dorsal fin; sometimes faint 7 (rarely 8) anal fin rays Very similar See 1st row. Rosyface/Carmine Shiner Terminal, oblique Dark olive back, silver sides, cream belly. Head and body red in breeers. Dorsal scales lightly to moderately outlined with pigment; little or no pigment on flank scales or lateral pores 9-11 (usually 10) anal fin rays Very similar See 1st row. Sand Shiner Terminal, oblique Tan to silver body. Dorsal scales strongly outlined with dark pigment. Dark pigment blotch above and below each lateral-line pore giving "mouse tracks" appearance along side 7 (rarely 8) anal fin rays Very similar See 1st row. Spottail Shiner Terminal to slightly subterminal, oblique Tan/olive back, silver sides, cream belly. Dorsal scales lightly outlined with pigment; little or no pigment on flank scales or lateral pores. Dark spot at base of caudal fin 8 (rarely 7) anal fin rays Very similar See 1st row.

Members of the genus Notropis

ZipcodeZoo has pages for 378 species and subspecies in this genus. Here are just 100 of them:

N. stramineus · N. braytoni · N. topeka · N. rubescens · N. aeneolus · N. aguirrepequenoi (Soto La Marina Shiner) · N. alabamae · N. albeolus · N. albiolus · N. albizonatus (Paleband Shiner) · N. alborus (Whitemouth Shiner) · N. altipinnis (Highfin Shiner) · N. altipinnis altipinnis (Highfin Shiner) · N. altipinnis chowanus · N. altipinnis neusensis · N. altipinnis nevensis · N. altipinnis tarensis · N. altipinnis whitei · N. altipinnis wrighti · N. amabilis (Texas Shiner) · N. amecae (Ameca Shiner) · N. ammophilus (Orangefin Shiner) · N. amnis · N. amnis amnis · N. amnis pinnosa · N. amoenus (Comely Shiner) · N. amplamala · N. analostana · N. analostana alalostana · N. analostana analostana · N. analostana chloristia · N. analostanus · N. analostanus bosci · N. analostanus chloristius · N. analostomus · N. anogenus (Pugnose Shiner) · N. ardens · N. ardens lythrurus · N. ardens matutinus · N. ardens matutuina · N. arge · N. argo · N. ariommus (Popeye Shiner) · N. aritherinoides · N. artherinoides · N. asperifrons (Burrhead Shiner?74 Names of Fishes) · N. atheoinoides · N. atherenoides · N. atherinoides (Common Emerald Shiner) · N. atherinoides acutus · N. atherinoides atherinoides (Common Emerald Shiner) · N. atherinoides caddonis · N. atherinoides dilectus (Common Emerald Shiner) · N. atherionides · N. atherninoides · N. athernoides (Ricardo's Squeaker) · N. atrapiculus · N. atrocaudalis (Blackspot Shiner) · N. atromaculatus · N. aulidion (Durango Shiner) · N. aztecus · N. baileyi (Rough Shiner) · N. bairdi (Red River Shiner) · N. bairdi buccula (Smalleye Shiner) · N. bellus · N. bellus alegnotus · N. bifrenatus (Bridle Shiner) · N. blennius (River Shiner) · N. bocagrande · N. boops (Bigeye Shiner) · N. boucardi (Balsas Shiner) · N. braytoni (Tamaulipas Shiner) · N. brazosensis · N. brimleyi · N. brittani · N. buccata · N. buccatus (Silverjaw Minnow) · N. buccula (Smalleye Shiner) · N. buchanani (Ghost Shiner) · N. caddonis · N. caeruleus · N. cahabae (Cahaba Shiner) · N. calabazas · N. calientis (Yellow Shiner) · N. callisema · N. callistius · N. callitaenia · N. camarus · N. camurus · N. canalis · N. candidus (Silverside Shiner) · N. cardinalis · N. cayuga · N. cayuga atrocaudalis (Blackspot Shiner) · N. cerasinus · N. cercostigma · N. chalbaeus · N. chalybaeus (Ironcolor Shiner) · N. chalybaeus abbotti · N. chamberlaini

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Further Reading

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• A catalogue of the fishes known to inhabit the waters of North America, north of th Tropic of Cancer, with notes on the species discovered in 1883 and 1884, by David Starr Jordan. Washington, Govt. print. off., 1885. ENG url p. 27.
• A list of common and scientific names of fishes from the United States and Canada. Report presented at the eighty-ninth annual meeting, Clearwater, Fla., Sept. 16-18, 1959. Ann Arbor, Mich., 1960. ENG url p. 14.
• A list of the fishes of Pennsylvania / by Henry W. Fowler. [Washington, D.C.: Biological Society of Washington, 1919] ENG url p. 61.
• A synoptic list of the fishes known to occur within fifty miles of Chicago, by S. E. Meeks and S. F. Hildebrand. Chicago, 1910. ENG url p. 273.
• An ecological study of southern Wisconsin fishes; the brook silversides (Labidesthes sicculus) and the cisco (Leucichthys artedi) in their relations to the region, with 16 plates and 27 tables, by Alvin Robert Cahn. [Urbana, Ill., The University of Illinois, c1927] ENG url p. 150, p. 39, p. 59.
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Notes

Contributors

• American Fisheries Society. Common and Scientific Names of Fishes from the United states, Canada, and Mexico Sixth Edition. Special Publication 29.
• Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-2006. Systema Naturae 2000. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Accessed April 20, 2007.
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed March 04, 2008. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from 12 providers.
• Heemstra, Phillip C. (from FishBase).
• Lyons, John. WiscFish.org University of Wisconsin, Center for Limnology, Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, University of Wisconsin Sea Grant. Provided photos, physical description, and table comparing similar species.

Data Sources

Accessed through GBIF Data Portal March 04, 2008:

• Burke Museum: University of Washington Fish Collection
• Canadian Museum of Nature: Canadian Museum of Nature Fish Collection
• FishBase: FishBase DiGIR Provider - Philippine Server
• GBIF-Sweden: Fishes (NRM)
• Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences, Rutgers University: Atlantic Reference Centre (OBIS Canada)
• Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences, Rutgers University: Canadian Museum of Nature - Fish Collection (OBIS Canada)
• Los Angeles County Museum of Natural History: Vertebrate specimens
• Museum national d'histoire naturelle: Ichtyologie
• Royal Ontario Museum: Fish specimens
• Sternberg Museum of Natural History: Fish Collection
• University of Alberta: University of Alberta Ichthology Collection
• University of Kansas Biodiversity Research Center: Fish Collection
• University of Minnesota Bell Museum of Natural History: Fish specimens

Identifiers

• Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 2497634
• Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: Fis-30368
• Fishbase Species ID: 2824
• Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 163412
• Natural Heritage Network Species Identifier: AFCJB28120
• Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 17635

Footnotes

1. Mean = 1,107.320 meters (3,632.940 feet), Standard Deviation = 1,428.330 based on 1,159 observations. Ocean depth information for each observation from British Oceanographic Data Centre. [back]
2. Scott, W.B. and E.J. Crossman (1973). Freshwater fishes of Canada. Bull. Fish. Res. Board Can. 184:1-966. [back]

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