The Cahaba shiner (Notropis cahabae) is a rare species of cyprinid fish. It is endemic to Alabama in the United States, where it is limited to the Cahaba River. It is a federally listed endangered species of the United States.
This fish was first described in 1989.[2] It is similar to its close relative, the Mimic Shiner (Notropis volucellus).[3] The Cahaba Shiner is about 2.5 inches long (6.35 centimeters). It is silver in color with a dark lateral stripe and a peach-colored lateral stripe above.[4]
This fish has been collected from about 76 miles of the Cahaba River, but as of the early 1990s its range had been reduced to about 60 miles of the river. Most individuals of the species are located in a 15-mile stretch of the waterway. It may have once occurred in the Coosa River, but if so, it has been extirpated from there. The reduction in range has been caused by the degradation of water quality in the river system, the result of urbanization and sedimentation.[4]
The Cahaba shiner (Notropis cahabae) is a rare species of cyprinid fish. It is endemic to Alabama in the United States, where it is limited to the Cahaba River. It is a federally listed endangered species of the United States.
This fish was first described in 1989. It is similar to its close relative, the Mimic Shiner (Notropis volucellus). The Cahaba Shiner is about 2.5 inches long (6.35 centimeters). It is silver in color with a dark lateral stripe and a peach-colored lateral stripe above.
This fish has been collected from about 76 miles of the Cahaba River, but as of the early 1990s its range had been reduced to about 60 miles of the river. Most individuals of the species are located in a 15-mile stretch of the waterway. It may have once occurred in the Coosa River, but if so, it has been extirpated from there. The reduction in range has been caused by the degradation of water quality in the river system, the result of urbanization and sedimentation.
Notropis cahabae es una especie de peces de la familia de los Cyprinidae en el orden de los Cypriniformes.
Los machos pueden llegar alcanzar los 7,5 cm de longitud total.[2][3]
Es un pez de agua dulce.
Se encuentran en Norteamérica: Alabama.
Notropis cahabae es una especie de peces de la familia de los Cyprinidae en el orden de los Cypriniformes.
Notropis cahabae Notropis generoko animalia da. Arrainen barruko Actinopterygii klasean sailkatzen da, Cyprinidae familian.
Notropis cahabae Notropis generoko animalia da. Arrainen barruko Actinopterygii klasean sailkatzen da, Cyprinidae familian.
Notropis cahabae é uma espécie de peixe actinopterígeo da família Cyprinidae.
Apenas pode ser encontrada nos Estados Unidos da América.
Notropis cahabae é uma espécie de peixe actinopterígeo da família Cyprinidae.
Apenas pode ser encontrada nos Estados Unidos da América.
