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Cyprinella pyrrhomelas

(Cope, 1870)

Fieryblack Shiner

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G4Apparently SecureGlobal Rank
Least concernIUCN
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.100579
Element CodeAFCJB49180
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryVertebrate Animal
IUCNLeast concern
Endemicendemic to a single nation
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumCraniata
ClassActinopterygii
OrderCypriniformes
FamilyLeuciscidae
GenusCyprinella
Synonyms
Notropis pyrrhomelas
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
Removed from genus NOTROPIS and placed in genus (formerly subgenus) CYPRINELLA by Mayden (1989); this change was adopted in the 1991 AFS checklist (Robins et al. 1991). Populations from the Peedee River drainage were regarded as an undescribed subspecies by Gibbs (1955) (based mainly on meristic and morphological differences).
Conservation Status
Rank MethodExpertise without calculation
Review Date2011-11-17
Change Date1996-09-18
Edition Date2011-11-17
Edition AuthorsHammerson, G.
Range Extent5000-200,000 square km (about 2000-80,000 square miles)
Number of Occurrences81 - 300
Range Extent Comments
Range includes the Santee and Peedee river drainages, North and South Carolina; this species has been introduced in the Chattooga River (Savannah river drainage), Georgia (Page and Burr 2011).
Occurrences Comments
This species is represented by a large number of occurrences (subpopulations).
Threat Impact Comments
No major threats are known.
Ecology & Habitat

Habitat

Usually this shiner occurs in small to moderate-sized, cool, clear streams, where often it concentrates in pools below riffles or behind large obstructions; sometimes among large rocks in riffles and raceways (Lee et al. 1980); rocky runs and pools near riffles of creeks and small to medium rivers (Page and Burr 2011).
Other Nations (1)
United StatesN4
ProvinceRankNative
South CarolinaS3Yes
North CarolinaS4Yes
Threat Assessments
ThreatScopeSeverityTiming
No known threats———

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Roadless Areas (2)
North Carolina (2)
AreaForestAcres
Mackey MountainPisgah National Forest5,934
Woods MountainPisgah National Forest9,602
References (11)
  1. Gibbs, R. H., Jr. 1955. A systematic study of the cyprinid fishes belonging to the subgenus <i>Cyprinella</i> of the genus <i>Notropis</i>. Ph.D. dissertation, Cornell Univ., Ithaca, New York.
  2. 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.
  3. Mayden, R. L. 1989. Phylogenetic studies of North American minnows, with emphasis on the genus <i>Cyprinella</i> (Teleostei: Cypriniformes). University of Kansas Museum of Natural History Miscellaneous Publication (80):1-189.
  4. Menhinick, E. F. 1991. The freshwater fishes of North Carolina. North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission. 227 pp.
  5. 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.
  6. 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.
  7. 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.
  8. 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.
  9. 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.
  10. 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.
  11. Rohde, Fritz (Icthyologist, North Carolina Division of Marine Fishes). 2000. Review and annotation of fish watershed distribution maps. Review requested by Anthony E. Zammit, ABI.