Blue shiner - Wikipedia
The blue shiner (Cyprinella caerulea) is a species of fish in the carp family. It is native to the southeastern United States, where it is endemic to the Cahaba and Coosa River systems of the Mobile River Basin .
Blue Shiner - U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
The blue shiner is a medium-sized minnow that grows to about 100 millimeters (4 inches) in total length. Males are larger than females. Nonbreeding males and females are dusky blue with pale yellow fins. The scales are diamond-shaped and outlined …
Blue - Outdoor Alabama
BLUE SHINER. SCIENTIFIC NAME: Cyprinella caerulea. CHARACTERISTICS: The body of Cyprinella caerulea is narrow and elongate, and its head is relatively small and triangular in shape. The mouth is terminal to subterminal and oblique. In breeding males, the dorsal fin is greatly expanded, and the snout protrudes slightly.
Cyprinella caerulea - georgiabiodiversity.org
The blue shiner is endemic to the Mobile River drainage. It is historically known from the Coosa River system of southeastern Tennessee, northwestern Georgia, and eastern Alabama and from the Cahaba River system of Central Alabama.
Blue Shiner — Conservation Fisheries
Blue Shiner | Cyprinella caerulea. Status: IUCN: Endangered; USFWS: Threatened (1992) Threats: Deforestation, impoundments, mining, pollution, and sedimentation (What do these terms mean?) Native Range: Coosa and Cahaba river systems, se. TN, nw. GA and AL
Blue Shiner - Encyclopedia.com
1992年4月22日 · The blue shiner, Cyprinella (=Notropis) caerulea, is a medium-sized minnow attaining a length of about 4 in (10 cm). Coloration is dusky blue with pale yellow fins. The species has a distinct lateral line and diamond-shaped scales outlined with melanophores. Isolation and fragmentation characterize present populations of the blue shiner.
NatureServe Explorer 2.0
The historical range of the blue shiner has been reduced and fragmented by geomorphic and hydrologic changes from the construction of reservoirs, bridges, pipelines and roads, as well as water pollution, sedimentation, and general declining water quality attributed to non-sustainable urbanization and land use practices (USFWS 2014, 2021).
• Initiate a blue shiner Recovery Group. • Work with state, county, and town governments to establish best management and conservation practices in order to improve water quality and water quantity issues that
Blue Shiners are distributed within four major watersheds of the upper Coosa River system (Choccolocco Creek, West Fork of the Little River, Weogufka Creek, in Alabama; Conasauga River in Georgia and the lower Jacks River in Tennessee).
Blue Shiner - Little River Canyon National Preserve (U.S. National …
2015年4月14日 · The Blue Shiner is an endangered species of ray-finned fish found in Little River within the preserve boundaries. They prefer clear water with slow currents. Insects are the main diet for this fish. They reproduce from late April to late …