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Notropis volucellus (Cope, 1865)

Mimic shiner
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Common names: Mimic shiner
Occurrence: native
Salinity: freshwater
Abundance: common (usually seen) | Ref: Page, L.M. and B.M. Burr, 1991
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Recorded from the southern Hudson Bay drainage, Great Lakes drainage, and throughout much of Mississippi River basin except for northern Great Plains (Ref. 10294). Transplanted into Connecticut and Housatonic rivers in Massachusetts and Connecticut from Neuse River in North Carolina (Ref. 5723, 10294).
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Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/us.html
National Fisheries Authority: http://www.nmfs.gov
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Page, L.M. and B.M. Burr, 1991
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Méné pâle, Méné pâle, Jeleček prosvítavý, ... more

Classificação / Names Nomes comuns | Sinónimos | Catalog of Fishes(Género, Espécies) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

> 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);  volucellus: volucellus, meaning winged or swift (Ref. 10294).
  More on author: Cope.

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

; Água doce bentopelágico.   Temperate; 55°N - 29°N

Distribuição Países | Áreas FAO | Ecossistemas | Ocorrências | Point map | Introduções | Faunafri

North America: St. Lawrence-Great Lakes, Hudson Bay and Mississippi River basins from Quebec in Canada and Vermont in the USA to Manitoba in Canada, and south to Gulf; from James River in Virginia to Neuse River in North Carolina, USA; from Mobile Bay in Georgia and Alabama to Nueces River in Texas, USA.

Tamanho / Peso / Idade

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 7.6 cm TL macho/indeterminado; (Ref. 5723); common length : 5.7 cm TL macho/indeterminado; (Ref. 12193); Idade máx. registada: 2.00 anos (Ref. 12193)

Biologia     Glossário (ex. epibenthic)

Inhabits sandy pools of headwaters, creeks and small to large rivers. Also occurs in quiet areas of lakes (Ref. 5723, 10294). Feeds on microcrustacea, midge larvae and pupae, and some terrestrial insects (Ref. 10294). Very similar to Notropis cahabae (Ref. 5723).

Life cycle and mating behavior Maturities | Reprodução | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larvas

Referência principal Upload your references | Referências | Coordenador | Colaboradores

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)

Categoria na Lista Vermelha da IUCN (Ref. 130435)


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