Miniellus greenei
(Hubbs and Ortenburger, 1929)
Wedgespot Shiner
G5SecureGlobal Rank
Least concernIUCN
LowThreat Impact
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.104518
Element CodeAFCJB28500
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryVertebrate Animal
IUCNLeast concern
Endemicendemic to a single nation
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumCraniata
ClassActinopterygii
OrderCypriniformes
FamilyLeuciscidae
GenusMiniellus
SynonymsNotropis greeneiHubbs and Ortenburger, 1929
Concept ReferenceRobins, 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 CommentsBased on phylogenomic analyses, Stout et al. (2022) place this species in the genus Miniellus. This genus change is accepted by Page et al. 2023.
Conservation Status
Review Date2007-06-22
Change Date1996-09-16
Edition Date2007-06-22
Edition AuthorsHammerson, G.
Threat ImpactLow
Range Extent20,000-2,500,000 square km (about 8000-1,000,000 square miles)
Number of Occurrences81 to >300
Rank ReasonsRange limited to Arkansas, Missouri, and Oklahoma; occurs in many sites and has large populations.
Range Extent CommentsRange encompasses the Ozark Uplands of the middle Arkansas River drainage of central Arkansas, northeastern Oklahoma, and southwestern Missouri; White, Black, and St. Francis river systems of northern Arkansas and southeastern Missouri; and Meramec, Gasconade, and lower Osage river systems of eastern Missouri (Gilbert and Burgess, in Lee et al. 1980; Robison and Buchanan 1988, Pflieger 1997, Miller and robison 2004).
Occurrences CommentsThis species is represented by a large number of occurrences (subpopulations) (e.g., see maps in Robison and Buchanan 1988 and Pflieger 1997).
Threat Impact CommentsNo major threats are known.
Ecology & Habitat
Habitat
This fish schools in midwater in clear, permanently flowing streams, from medium-sized creeks to moderately large rivers; usually it is near riffles or in adjacent parts of pools, over bottom of sand, gravel, or rubble; it spawns over clear gravel riffles in swift current (Gilbert and Burgess, in Lee et al. 1980).
Reproduction
Spawns late May to late August.
Other Nations (1)
United StatesN5
| Province | Rank | Native |
|---|
| Arkansas | S4 | Yes |
| Oklahoma | S2 | Yes |
| Missouri | SNR | Yes |
Roadless Areas (2)
Arkansas (2)
| Area | Forest | Acres |
|---|
| East Fork | Ozark-St. Francis National Forest | 13,037 |
| Penhook | Ozark-St. Francis National Forest | 6,566 |
References (14)
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- Hrabik, Robert A. (Missouri Department of Conservation). 1997. Review and annotation of fish watershed distribution maps. Review requested by Ruth Mathews, TNC. May 1997.
- Lee, D. S., C. R. Gilbert, C. H. Hocutt, R. E. Jenkins, D. E. McAllister, and J. R. Stauffer, Jr. 1980. Atlas of North American freshwater fishes. North Carolina State Museum of Natural History, Raleigh, North Carolina. i-x + 854 pp.
- Miller, R. J., and H. W. Robison. 2004. Fishes of Oklahoma. University of Oklahoma Press, Norman. 450 pp.
- Nelson, J. S., E. J. Crossman, H. Espinosa-Perez, L. T. Findley, C. R. Gilbert, R. N. Lea, and J. D. Williams. 2004. Common and scientific names of fishes from the United States, Canada, and Mexico. American Fisheries Society, Special Publication 29, Bethesda, Maryland. 386 pp.
- Page, L. M., and B. M. Burr. 1991. A field guide to freshwater fishes: North America north of Mexico. Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston, Massachusetts. 432 pp.
- Page, L. M., and B. M. Burr. 2011. Peterson field guide to freshwater fishes of North America north of Mexico. Second edition. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, Boston. xix + 663 pp.
- Page, L. M., H. Espinosa-Pérez, L. T. Findley, C. R. Gilbert, R. N. Lea, N. E. Mandrak, R. L. Mayden, and J. S. Nelson. 2013. Common and scientific names of fishes from the United States, Canada, and Mexico. Seventh edition. American Fisheries Society, Special Publication 34, Bethesda, Maryland.
- Page, L. M., K. E. Bemis, T. E. Dowling, H.S. Espinosa-Pérez, L.T. Findley, C. R. Gilbert, K. E. Hartel, R. N. Lea, N. E. Mandrak, M. A. Neigbors, J. J. Schmitter-Soto, and H. J. Walker, Jr. 2023. Common and scientific names of fishes from the United States, Canada, and Mexico. Eighth edition. American Fisheries Society (AFS), Special Publication 37, Bethesda, Maryland, 439 pp.
- Pflieger, W. L. 1975. The fishes of Missouri. Missouri Department of Conservation. Columbia, Missouri. viii + 343 pp.
- Pflieger, W. L. 1997a. The fishes of Missouri. Revised edition. Missouri Department of Conservation, Jefferson City. vi + 372 pp.
- 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.
- Robison, H. W. and T. M. Buchanan. 1988. Fishes of Arkansas. The University of Arkansas Press, Fayetteville, Arkansas. 536 pp.
- Stout, C., S. Schonhuth, R, Mayden, N.L. Garrison, and J.W. Armbruster. 2022. Phylogenomics and classification of <i>Notropis</i> and related shiners (Cypriniformes: Leuciscidae) and the utility of exon capture on lower taxonomic groups. PeerJ, 10, p.e14072.