Notropis suttkusi
Rocky Shiner
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NatureServeStatus object (G3)
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Actinopterygii (Ray-finned Fishes)
Cypriniformes (Carps and Minnows)
Cyprinidae (Carps and Minnows)
Notropis
Notropis suttkusi (Rocky Shiner)
Description
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Characters
Body shape: Elongated.
Distribution
North America: endemic to the Ouachita uplands, a component of the interior highlands of north America.
Habitat Associations
Freshwater. benthopelagic.
Biology
Inhabit clear water rivers and streams of moderate to high gradient with gravel and rubble substrates.
Max length: 4.4 cm SL.
IUCN Red List Status: Data Deficient (DD), assessed 2012-07-31. Resilience: High (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
References
Humphries, J.M. and R.C. Cashner (1994) Notropis suttkusi, a new cyprinid from Ouachita uplands of Oklahoma and Arkansas, with comments on the status of Ozarkian populations of N. rubellus. Copeia 1994(1):82-90.
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