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Ironcolor shiner  (Notropis chalybaeus)

Image source: Austin Kaplan | inaturalist.org

General data

  • Main name: Ironcolor shiner
  • Climates: Subtropical
  • Habitat: Freshwater
  • Native: North America
  • Distribution: Mississippi River, St. Lawrence River, Potomac, Susquehanna River, St. Johns River, Suwannee River, View all... Savannah river, Neuse River, James river, Pee Dee river, Apalachicola, Caloosahatchee, Roanoke River

Classification

  • Genus: Notropis - Eastern shiners
  • Family: Leuciscidae - Chub family
  • Order: Cypriniformes - Carps
  • Class: Teleostei - Ray-finned fishes
  • Superclass: Osteichthyes - Bony fishes

Description

The ironcolor shiner (Notropis chalybaeus) is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish from the family Cyprinidae, the minnows and carps. It is a widespread species in streams and rivers in eastern North America. The ironcolor shiner is a relatively small fish with a total length ranging from 45–65 millimetres (1.8–2.6 in). It has a yellowish back and sides with a well-defined black lateral stripe stretching from the caudal peduncle to the snout and there us some pigmentation on the chin and lips. It has a shorter snout than the width of its eye and the small mouth has a black palate. When breeding the males develop a bright orange stripe above their black lateral stripes as well as frequently having orange spots above and below the black spot on the caudal fin. The fins are almost unpigmented and lack any distinct markings, but breeding males may develop orange coloration on the fins and over the body. Males also develop tiny tubercles around mouth, snout and the first few pectoral fin rays. The underside from the breast to the pectoral fin base has no scales. The lateral line has 31–36 cycloid scales which are rounded in shape. The ironcolor shiner is endemic to the eastern United States where it occurs from New York south to Florida and west to the Mississippi Basin with outlying populations in the San Marcos River, Texas; the Illinois River drainage in Illinois and Indiana; the Cedar River in Iowa; and the Wisconsin River and Lake Winnebago drainage system in Wisconsin; and the Lake Michigan drainage of southern Michigan and northern Indiana. It has been extirpated from Iowa and once thought to be extirpated from Pennsylvania. The only existing population left in Pennsylvania is in Marshalls Creek.[1] In South Carolina it is widespread but patchily distributed,[3] while in New York the only known population is in the Bashakill wetlands near Port Jervis.[5]

Catches

Taxonomy of Fishes

  • Osteichthyes - Bony fishes->
    • Coelacanthi - Lobe-finned fishes->
    • Teleostei - Ray-finned fishes->
      • Perciformes - Perches->
      • Cypriniformes - Carps->
        • Cyprinidae - Carps->
        • Gobionidae - Gudgeons->
        • Tincidae - Tench->
        • Cobitidae - True loaches->
        • Acheilognathidae - Bitterling-like cyprinids->
        • Leuciscidae - Chub family->
          • Squalius - Chubs->
          • Abramis - Breams->
          • Ballerus - Blue Breams->
          • Blicca - Silver Breams->
          • Vimba - Vimbas->
          • Chondrostoma - Nases->
          • Alburnoides - Riffle minnows->
          • Alburnus - Bleaks->
          • Phoxinus - Eurasian minnows->
          • Leucaspius - Moderlieschens->
          • Leuciscus - Eurasian daces->
          • Telestes - Souffies->
          • Pelecus - Sabrefishes->
          • Rutilus - Roaches->
          • Scardinius - Rudds->
          • Pachychilon - Macedonian Roaches->
          • Pelasgus - Greek minnow->
          • Achondrostoma - Achondrostoma->
          • Ptychocheilus - Pikeminnows->
          • Pseudaspius - Amur asp->
          • Pseudochondrostoma - Pseudo nase->
          • Gila - Gila chub->
          • Luxilus - Luxilus->
          • Semotilus - Creek chubs->
          • Notemigonus - Golden shiners->
          • Siphateles - Siphateles->
          • Richardsonius - Redside shiners->
          • Orthodon - Orthodon->
          • Campostoma - Stonerollers->
          • Nocomis - North American chubs->
          • Leucos - Adriatic roaches->
          • Sarmarutilus - Sarmarutilus->
          • Delminichthys - Karst minnows->
          • Phoxinellus - Adriatic naked minnows->
          • Parachondrostoma - South-west European nase->
          • Iberochondrostoma - Iberian nase->
          • Petroleuciscus - Ponto-Caspian chubs->
          • Pimephales - Bluntnose minnows->
          • Rhinichthys - Riffle daces->
          • Cyprinella - Satinfin shiners->
          • Macrhybopsis - Blacktail chubs->
          • Platygobio - Platygobio->
          • Chrosomus - Redbelly dace->
          • Notropis - Eastern shiners->
            • River shiner (Notropis blennius)
            • Yellowfin shiner (Notropis lutipinnis)
            • Redlip Shiner (Notropis chiliticus)
            • Soto la Marina shiner (Notropis aguirrepequenoi)
            • Palezone shiner (Notropis albizonatus)
            • Whitemouth shiner (Notropis alborus)
            • Highfin shiner (Notropis altipinnis)
            • Texas shiner (Notropis amabilis)
            • Ameca shiner (Notropis amecae)
            • Orangefin shiner (Notropis ammophilus)
            • Comely shiner (Notropis amoenus)
            • Pugnose shiner (Notropis anogenus)
            • Popeye shiner (Notropis ariommus)
            • Burrhead shiner (Notropis asperifrons)
            • Emerald shiner (Notropis atherinoides)
            • Blackspot shiner (Notropis atrocaudalis)
            • Durango shiner (Notropis aulidion)
            • Rough shiner (Notropis baileyi)
            • Red River shiner (Notropis bairdi)
            • Bridle shiner (Notropis bifrenatus)
            • Bigeye shiner (Notropis boops)
            • Balsas shiner (Notropis boucardi)
            • Tamaulipas shiner (Notropis braytoni)
            • Silverjaw minnow (Notropis buccata)
            • Smalleye shiner (Notropis buccula)
            • Cahaba shiner (Notropis cahabae)
            • Calabazas shiner (Notropis calabazas)
            • Yellow shiner (Notropis calientis)
            • Silverside shiner (Notropis candidus)
            • Ironcolor shiner (Notropis chalybaeus)
            • Chihuahua shiner (Notropis chihuahua)
            • Greenhead shiner (Notropis chlorocephalus)
            • Rainbow shiner (Notropis chrosomus)
            • Atoyac chub (Notropis cumingii)
            • Dusky shiner (Notropis cummingsae)
            • Bigmouth shiner (Notropis dorsalis)
            • Fluvial shiner (Notropis edwardraneyi)
            • Arkansas River shiner (Notropis girardi)
            • Zacapu shiner (Notropis grandis)
            • Wedgespot shiner (Notropis greenei)
            • Redeye chub (Notropis harperi)
            • Blackchin shiner (Notropis heterodon)
            • Blacknose shiner (Notropis heterolepis)
            • Spottail shiner (Notropis hudsonius)
            • Highscale shiner (Notropis hypsilepis)
            • Notropis imeldae (Notropis imeldae)
            • Rio Grande shiner (Notropis jemezanus)
            • Tennessee shiner (Notropis leuciodus)
            • Longnose shiner (Notropis longirostris)
            • Taillight shiner (Notropis maculatus)
            • Maravatio shiner (Notropis marhabatiensis)
            • Cape Fear shiner (Notropis mekistocholas)
            • Blackmouth shiner (Notropis melanostomus)
            • Highland shiner (Notropis micropteryx)
            • Papaloapan chub (Notropis moralesi)
            • Nazas shiner (Notropis nazas)
            • Ozark minnow (Notropis nubilus)
            • Phantom shiner (Notropis orca)
            • Kiamichi shiner (Notropis ortenburgeri)
            • Sharpnose shiner (Notropis oxyrhynchus)
            • Ozark shiner (Notropis ozarcanus)
            • Carmine shiner (Notropis percobromus)
            • Peppered shiner (Notropis perpallidus)
            • Coastal shiner (Notropis petersoni)
            • Silver shiner (Notropis photogenis)
            • Chub shiner (Notropis potteri)
            • Swallowtail shiner (Notropis procne)
            • Yazoo shiner (Notropis rafinesquei)
            • Rosyface shiner (Notropis rubellus)
            • Saffron shiner (Notropis rubricroceus)
            • Bedrock shiner (Notropis rupestris)
            • Sabine shiner (Notropis sabinae)
            • Salado shiner (Notropis saladonis)
            • New River shiner (Notropis scabriceps)
            • Sandbar shiner (Notropis scepticus)
            • Roughhead shiner (Notropis semperasper)
            • Silverband shiner (Notropis shumardi)
            • Bluntnose shiner (Notropis simus)
            • Mirror shiner (Notropis spectrunculus)
            • Silverstripe shiner (Notropis stilbius)
            • Rocky shiner (Notropis suttkusi)
            • Telescope shiner (Notropis telescopus)
            • Weed shiner (Notropis texanus)
            • Topeka shiner (Notropis topeka)
            • Pygmy shiner (Notropis tropicus)
            • Skygazer shiner (Notropis uranoscopus)
            • Channel shiner (Notropis wickliffi)
            • Coosa shiner (Notropis xaenocephalus)
          • Erimystax - Slender chubs->
          • Clinostomus - Redside daces->
          • Couesius - Couesius->
          • Mylocheilus - Mylocheilus->
          • Acrocheilus - Acrocheilus->
          • Acanthobrama - Acanthobrama->
          • Agosia - Agosia->
          • Algansea - Algansea->
          • Anaecypris - Anaecypris->
          • Aspiolucius - Aspiolucius->
          • Aztecula - Aztecula->
          • Capoetobrama - Capoetobrama->
          • Hemitremia - Hemitremia->
          • Codoma - Codoma->
          • Dionda - Desert Minnows->
          • Eremichthys - Eremichthys->
          • Ericymba - Ericymba->
          • Evarra - Evarra->
          • Exoglossum - Exoglossum->
          • Hesperoleucus - Hesperoleucus->
          • Hybognathus - Hybognathus->
          • Hybopsis - Hybopsis->
          • Iberocypris - Iberocypris->
          • Iotichthys - Iotichthys->
          • Ladigesocypris - Ladigesocypris->
          • Lavinia - Lavinia->
          • Lepidomeda - Lepidomeda->
          • Leucalburnus - Leucalburnus->
          • Lythrurus - Lythrurus->
          • Margariscus - Margariscus->
          • Meda - Meda->
          • Mirogrex - Mirogrex->
          • Moapa - Moapa->
          • Mylopharodon - Mylopharodon->
          • Opsopoeodus - Opsopoeodus->
          • Oregonichthys - Oregonichthys->
          • Oreoleuciscus - Oreoleuciscus->
          • Pararhinichthys - Pararhinichthys->
          • Phenacobius - Phenacobius->
          • Plagopterus - Plagopterus->
          • Pogonichthys - Pogonichthys->
          • Protochondrostoma - Protochondrostoma->
          • Pseudophoxinus - Pseudophoxinus->
          • Pteronotropis - Pteronotropis->
          • Relictus - Relictus->
          • Rhynchocypris - Rhynchocypris->
          • Tampichthys - Tampichthys->
          • Stypodon - Stypodon->
          • Tropidophoxinellus - Tropidophoxinellus->
          • Yuriria - Yuriria->
          • Paranotropis - Paranotropis->
          • Miniellus - Miniellus->
        • Nemacheilidae - Stone loaches->
        • Xenocyprididae - East Asian minnows->
        • Catostomidae - Suckers->
        • Leptobarbidae - Cigar barbs->
        • Balitoridae - River loaches->
        • Barbuccidae - Fire-eyed loaches->
        • Botiidae - Pointface loaches->
        • Danionidae - Danios->
        • Ellopostomatidae - Square-head loaches->
        • Gastromyzontidae - Hillstream loaches->
        • Gyrinocheilidae - Algae eaters->
        • Paedocyprididae - Tiny carps->
        • Psilorhynchidae - Mountain carps->
        • Serpenticobitidae - Snake loaches->
        • Sundadanionidae - Tiny danios->
        • Tanichthyidae - Mountain minnows->
        • Vaillantellidae - Longfin loaches->
      • Esociformes - Pikes->
      • Salmoniformes - Salmons and Trouts->
      • Siluriformes - Catfishes->
      • Scorpaeniformes - Mail-cheeked fishes->
      • Gasterosteiformes - Sticklebacks->
      • Gadiformes - Cods->
      • Anguilliformes - Eels and morays->
      • Clupeiformes - Herrings->
      • Syngnathiformes - Pipefishes and Seahorses->
      • Gobiiformes - Gobies->
      • Mugiliformes - Mullets->
      • Carangiformes - Jacks->
      • Beloniformes - Needlefishes->
      • Labriformes - Wrasses->
      • Scombriformes - Mackerels->
      • Mulliformes - Goatfishes->
      • Pleuronectiformes - Flatfishes->
      • Aulopiformes - Grinners->
      • Blenniiformes - Blennies->
      • Cyprinodontiformes - Toothcarps->
      • Osmeriformes - Smelts->
      • Centrarchiformes - Basses and sunfishes->
      • Cichliformes - Cichlids->
      • Characiformes - Characins->
      • Osteoglossiformes - Bony tongues->
      • Elopiformes - Tarpons and tenpounders->
      • Anabantiformes - Gouramies and snakeheads->
      • Gymnotiformes - South American knifefish->
      • Istiophoriformes - Barracudas->
      • Albuliformes - Bonefishes->
      • Lepidogalaxiiformes - Salamanderfishes->
      • Lophiiformes - Anglerfishes->
      • Spariformes - Breams and porgies->
      • Trachiniformes - Weeverfishes->
      • Moroniformes - Temperate basses->
      • Acanthuriformes - Surgeonfishes->
      • Zeiformes - Dories->
      • Tetraodontiformes - Puffers and filefishes->
      • Holocentriformes - Squirrelfishes->
      • Dactylopteriformes - Flying gurnards->
      • Lampriformes - Lamprids->
      • Galaxiiformes - Southern smelts->
      • Batrachoidiformes - Toadfishes->
      • Hiodontiformes - Mooneyes->
      • Percopsiformes - Trout-perches->
      • Callionymiformes - Dragonets->
      • Atheriniformes - Silversides->
      • Notacanthiformes - Spiny eels->
      • Saccopharyngiformes - Swallowers and Gulpers->
      • Alepocephaliformes - Slickheads and tubeshoulders->
      • Gonorynchiformes - Milkfishes->
      • Argentiniformes - Marine smelts->
      • Stomiiformes - Lightfishes and dragonfishes->
      • Ateleopodiformes - Jellynose fishes->
      • Myctophiformes - Lanternfishes->
      • Stylephoriformes - Tube-eyes->
      • Polymixiiformes - Beardfishes->
      • Beryciformes - Sawbellies->
      • Trachichthyiformes - Rughies->
      • Ophidiiformes - Cusk-eels->
      • Kurtiformes - Nurseryfishes & Cardinalfishes->
      • Synbranchiformes - Swamp eels->
      • Gobiesociformes - Clingfishes->
      • Acropomatiformes - Oceanic basses->
    • Cladistii - Bichirs->
    • Dipneusti - Lungfishes->
    • Chondrostei - Sturgeons->
    • Holostei - Gars and Bowfins->
  • Chondrichthyes - Cartilaginous fishes->
  • Agnatha - Jawless fishes->