Cyprinella whipplei
Cyprinella whipplei Girard, 1856
Steelcolor shiner
Cyprinella whipplei
photo by The Native Fish Conservancy


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Family:  Leuciscidae (Minnows), subfamily: Pogonichthyinae
Max. size:  16 cm TL (male/unsexed); max. reported age: 3 years
Environment:  benthopelagic; freshwater
Distribution:  North America: Mississippi River basin from Ohio and West Virginia to Missouri and eastern Oklahoma, and south to northern Alabama and northern Louisiana; Black Warrior River system (Mobile Bay drainage) in Alabama, USA.
Diagnosis:   
Biology:  Adults inhabit rocky and sandy runs, less often pools, of creeks and small to medium rivers. Common near riffles (Ref. 5723, 86798). Migratory behaviour is undetermined (Ref. 126106).
IUCN Red List Status: Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 17 November 2011 Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless


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