Alburnops asperifrons, Burrhead shiner

Alburnops asperifrons (Suttkus & Raney, 1955)

Burrhead shiner
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Teleostei (teleosts) > Cypriniformes (Carps) > Leuciscidae (Minnows) > Pogonichthyinae
Etymology: asperifrons: From the words asper, meaning rough; and frons, forehead (referring to the dense snout tubercles) (Ref. 10294).

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Freshwater; benthopelagic; depth range 1 - 2 m (Ref. 10294). Temperate; 35°N - 31°N

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North America: Alabama and Black Warrior River systems in southeastern Tennessee, northwestern Georgia and Alabama, USA.

Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 7.5 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 5723); common length : 5.3 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 12193)

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Inhabits rocky, sandy pools and runs of creeks and small rivers (Ref. 5723, 10294).

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Stout, C., S. Schönhuth, R. Mayden, N.L. Garrison and J.W. Armbruster, 2022. Phylogenomics and classification of Notropis and related shiners (Cypriniformes: Leuciscidae) and the utility of exon capture on lower taxonomic groups. PeerJ 10 (art. e14072):1-23. (Ref. 131297)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)

  Least Concern (LC) ; Date assessed: 01 March 2012

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless





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Fisheries: of no interest
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