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Alburnops texanus

(Girard, 1856)

Weed Shiner

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G5SecureGlobal Rank
Least concernIUCN
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.106304
Element CodeAFCJB28950
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryVertebrate Animal
IUCNLeast concern
Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumCraniata
ClassActinopterygii
OrderCypriniformes
FamilyLeuciscidae
GenusAlburnops
Synonyms
Notropis texanus(Girard, 1856)
Concept Reference
Robins, C.R., R.M. Bailey, C.E. Bond, J.R. Brooker, E.A. Lachner, R.N. Lea, and W.B. Scott. 1991. Common and scientific names of fishes from the United States and Canada. American Fisheries Society, Special Publication 20. 183 pp.
Taxonomic Comments
Based on phylogenomic analyses, Stout et al. (2022) place this species in the genus Alburnops. This genus change is accepted by Page et al. (2023). No subspecies are recognized, but differentiated populations occur in upper Apalachicola and Tombigbee drainages and in areas north of Illinois (Lee et al. 1980).
Conservation Status
Rank MethodExpertise without calculation
Review Date2015-08-18
Change Date1996-09-17
Range Extent Comments
Gulf Slope drainages from Suwannee River, Florida and Georgia, west to Nueces River in Texas; lowlands in Great Lakes, Hudson Bay (Red River), and Mississippi River basins from Michigan, Wisconsin, and Minnesota south to Gulf; common in south, uncommon and localized in north (Page and Burr 1991). Recently found in Winnipeg River, Manitoba (Stewart 1988).
Occurrences Comments
This species is represented by a large number of subpopulations and locations.
Threat Impact Comments
Decline in north has been due to pollution and siltation (Herkert 1992).
Ecology & Habitat

Habitat

Sandy runs and pools of creeks and small to medium rivers; usually in clear water (Page and Burr 1991). In south, mainly in open, sand-bottomed streams of widely varying sizes; in north, in streams sometimes with considerable aquatic vegetation (Lee et al. 1980). Also in sloughs and lakes.

Ecology

An introduced population of rough shiner (Notropis baileyi) in the Chattahoochee River system may be responsible for an increase in the abundance of bluehead chub (Nocomis leptocephalus, a nest associate), and a decrease in the abundance of weed shiner (Notropis texanus), which may be affected by competition for food or habitat (Walser et al. 2000).

Reproduction

Spawns March through September or early October (peaks in early spring and late summer) in Mississippi (Heins and Davis 1984), February to September or early October in Alabama and Florida (Heins and Rabito 1988), late spring and early summer in north. Most individuals live 2+ years in south. (Lee et al. 1980, Becker 1983).
Other Nations (2)
United StatesN5
ProvinceRankNative
GeorgiaS4Yes
TennesseeSNANo
IndianaS2Yes
IowaS2Yes
MississippiS5Yes
FloridaS5Yes
IllinoisS3Yes
MinnesotaSNRYes
AlabamaS5Yes
WisconsinS3Yes
LouisianaS5Yes
TexasS4Yes
MissouriS3Yes
ArkansasS3Yes
MichiganS1Yes
CanadaN4
ProvinceRankNative
ManitobaS4Yes
Roadless Areas (1)
Mississippi (1)
AreaForestAcres
Sandy Creek Rare Ii AreaHomochitto National Forest2,620
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