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Ericymba dorsalis

(Agassiz, 1854)

Bigmouth Shiner

G5Secure Found in 1 roadless area NatureServe Explorer →

G5SecureGlobal Rank

Least concernIUCN

Identity

Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.104308

Element CodeAFCJB28410

Record TypeSPECIES

ClassificationSpecies

Classification StatusStandard

Name CategoryVertebrate Animal

IUCNLeast concern

Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations

KingdomAnimalia

PhylumCraniata

ClassActinopterygii

OrderCypriniformes

FamilyLeuciscidae

GenusEricymba

Synonyms

Hybopsis dorsalisAgassiz, 1854Notropis dorsalis(Agassiz, 1854)

Other Common Names

Méné à grande bouche (FR)

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

Stout et al. (2022) place in the genus Ericymba, but note that this species should be examined in greater detail to determine if it requires a separate genus. This generic change is accepted by Page et al. (2023).

See Wiley and Titus (1992) for information on the phylogenetic relationships among this and other members of the Hybopsis dorsalis species group of Mayden (1989) (retained in the genus Notropis in the 1991 AFS checklist; Robins et al. 1991). Raley and Wood (2001) used mtDNA data to confirm that the N. dorsalis group belongs in the genus Notropis.

Three subspecies (piptolepis, dorsalis, and keimi) sometimes are recognized, but they are in need of further study (Page and Burr 2011).

Conservation Status

Rank MethodExpertise without calculation

Review Date2015-08-18

Change Date1996-09-16

Range Extent Comments

Great Lakes, Hudson Bay (Red River), and Mississippi River basins, from northern Michigan to southern Manitoba, and from eastern Illinois to the Platte River system, eastern Wyoming and northern Colorado; disjunct populations in western New York and Pennsylvania, northern West Virginia, northern Ohio, and western Michigan; common over much of range (Page and Burr 1991).

Occurrences Comments

This species is represented by a large number of subpopulations and locations.

Threat Impact Comments

Localized threats may exist, but on a range-wide scale no major threats are known.

Ecology & Habitat

Habitat

Runs and pools of shallow open headwaters, creeks, and small to medium rivers with bottom predominantly sand, often overlain with silt (Lee et al. 1980, Page and Burr 1991); sometimes also in lakes. Channelization of prairie streams has increased favorable habitat in some areas. Spawns probably in mid-water, with eggs drifting downstream (Lee et al. 1980).

Reproduction

Spawns in late spring and summer. Eggs hatch in 1-2 days. Sexually mature at age 1 or 2 (Becker 1983).

Other Nations (2)

United StatesN5

Province	Rank	Native
Ohio	S2	Yes
South Dakota	S5	Yes
Wyoming	S5	Yes
Tennessee	S1	Yes
New York	S2	Yes
Missouri	SNR	Yes
Kansas	S2	Yes
West Virginia	SX	Yes
Illinois	S5	Yes
Iowa	S5	Yes
North Dakota	SNR	Yes
Colorado	S4	Yes
Indiana	S1	Yes
Nebraska	S4	Yes
Michigan	S2	Yes
Pennsylvania	S2	Yes
Minnesota	SNR	Yes
Wisconsin	S5	Yes

CanadaN4

Province	Rank	Native
Manitoba	S4	Yes

Roadless Areas (1)

North Dakota (1)

Area	Forest	Acres
Sheyenne	Dakota Prairie Grasslands	14,537

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