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Ericymba buccata

Cope, 1865

Silverjaw Minnow

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G5SecureGlobal Rank
Least concernIUCN
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.797928
Element CodeAFCJB60010
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryVertebrate Animal
IUCNLeast concern
Endemicendemic to a single nation
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumCraniata
ClassActinopterygii
OrderCypriniformes
FamilyLeuciscidae
GenusEricymba
Synonyms
Notropis buccata(Cope, 1865)Notropis buccatus(Cope, 1865)
Concept Reference
Pera, T. P., and J. W. Armbruster. 2006. A new species of Notropis (Cypriniformes:Cyprinidae) from the southeastern United States. Copeia 2006(3):423-430.
Taxonomic Comments
Stout et al. (2022) place in the genus Ericymba. This generic change is accepted by Page et al. (2023).

Coburn and Cavender (1992) merged Ericymba into Notropis, an action adopted in the 1991 AFS checklist (Robins et al. 1991). In contrast, Page and Burr (1991), Mayden et al. (1992), Etnier and Starnes (1993), Mettee et al. (1996), Warren et al. (2000), and Ross (2001) retained this species in the monotypic genus Ericymba. Wiley and Titus (1992) referred this species to the genus Hybopsis. Recent molecular data indicate that the silverjaw minnow is a member of the Notropis dorsalis species group and should be included in the genus Notropis (as Notropis buccatus) (Raley and Wood 2001). Nelson et al. (2004) adopted this change. Based on a mitochondrial and nuclear gene sequences, Schönhuth and Mayden (2010) retained Ericymba as a distinct genus.

See Amemiya et al. (1992) for a brief discussion of the systematic relationships of this species.

Pera and Armbruster (2006) recognized the northern and southern populations of N. buccatus as two distinct species. The southern population is now known as Notropis amplamala.
Conservation Status
Review Date2007-01-24
Change Date2000-02-28
Range Extent Comments
Mississippi River, Ohio River, and Atlantic coastal tributaries north of the Cumberland River from eastern Missouri to Virginia and Maryland (Pera and Armbruster 2006).
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

Often in headwater streams with moderate flow and clean sand or gravel bottom. Shallow sandy riffles and raceways of creeks and small to medium rivers (Page and Burr 1991). Spawns over sand or gravel on a riffle. Eggs are scattered over the bottom (Cooper 1983).

Reproduction

Spawns in spring and/or summer; may be 2 spawning peaks in some areas. Sexually mature in 1 year, lives 4 years. Adults school while spawning (Smith 1979).
Other Nations (1)
United StatesN5
ProvinceRankNative
OhioS5Yes
MarylandS4Yes
MissouriS4Yes
New YorkS2Yes
TennesseeS1Yes
District of ColumbiaSHYes
IndianaS5Yes
IllinoisS5Yes
VirginiaS3Yes
West VirginiaS5Yes
KentuckyS4Yes
PennsylvaniaS5Yes
MichiganS4Yes
Roadless Areas (1)
Kentucky (1)
AreaForestAcres
WolfpenDaniel Boone National Forest2,835
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