Notropis shumardi
Notropis shumardi (Girard, 1856)
Silverband shiner
Notropis shumardi
photo by Thomas, C.

Family:  Leuciscidae (Minnows), subfamily: Pogonichthyinae
Max. size:  10 cm TL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  benthopelagic; freshwater
Distribution:  North America: large rivers of Missouri-Mississippi basins (mainly Missouri, Mississippi, Illinois, Kaskaskia, lower Ohio, Arkansas, and Red rivers), from South Dakota and central Illinois, USA south to Gulf; Gulf Coast drainages in Texas from Sabine Lake (apparently introduced) to Colorado River.
Diagnosis:   
Biology:  Inhabits flowing pools and runs of large, often turbid, rivers. Usually occurs over sand and gravel (Ref. 5723, 10294).
IUCN Red List Status: Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 01 March 2012 Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless


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