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

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:  Inhabits rocky and sandy runs, less often pools, of creeks and small to medium rivers. Common near riffles (Ref. 5723, 86798).
IUCN Red List Status: Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 17 November 2011 Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless


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