Notropis suttkusi, Rocky shiner

Notropis suttkusi Humphries & Cashner, 1994

Rocky shiner
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Teleostei (teleosts) > Cypriniformes (Carps) > Leuciscidae (Minnows) > Pogonichthyinae
Etymology: Notropis: A misnomer given by Rafinesque to shriveled specimens, with the meaning of "back keel"; from Greek, noton = back (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: Royal Dallas Suttkus aka ‘Sut’ (1920–2009) was a noted authority on fishes of the southeastern USA and mentor to many ichthyologists. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.

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

Freshwater; benthopelagic. Temperate

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North America: endemic to the Ouachita uplands, a component of the interior highlands of north America.

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Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 4.4 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 34018)

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Dorsal soft rays (total): 8; Anal soft rays: 9 - 11.

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Inhabit clear water rivers and streams of moderate to high gradient with gravel and rubble substrates.

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Humphries, J.M. and R.C. Cashner, 1994. Notropis suttkusi, a new cyprinid from Ouachita uplands of Oklahoma and Arkansas, with comments on the status of Ozarkian populations of N. rubellus. Copeia 1994(1):82-90. (Ref. 34018)

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

  Data deficient (DD) ; Date assessed: 31 July 2012

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless





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