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Miniellus stramineus

(Cope, 1865)

Sand Shiner

G5Secure Found in 2 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
G5SecureGlobal Rank
Least concernIUCN
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.104717
Element CodeAFCJB28930
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryVertebrate Animal
IUCNLeast concern
Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumCraniata
ClassActinopterygii
OrderCypriniformes
FamilyLeuciscidae
GenusMiniellus
Synonyms
Notropis deliciosus(Girard, 1856)Notropis ludibundus(Girard, 1856)Notropis stramineus(Cope, 1865)
Other Common Names
Méné paille (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
Based on phylogenomic analyses, Stout et al. (2022) place this species in the genus Miniellus. This genus change is accepted by Page et al. 2023. A ruling by the International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature (IZCN) conserved the name Notropis stramineus over Cyprinella ludibunda Girard, 1856 (= Notropis ludibundus) (Bailey 1999; ICZN 2002).
Conservation Status
Rank MethodExpertise without calculation
Review Date2015-08-18
Change Date1996-09-17
Range Extent Comments
St. Lawrence-Great Lakes, Hudson Bay (Red River), and Mississippi River basins from St. Lawrence River (southern Quebec) to eastern Saskatchewan, and south to Tennessee and Texas, west to eastern Montana, Wyoming, Colorado, and New Mexico; Gulf Slope drainages from Trinity River to Rio Grande, Texas, New Mexico, and Mexico; one of the most common shiners (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

In streams ranging from small spring discharges to large rivers; found rarely in upland areas. Usually associated with sandy substrate in areas with little or no aquatic vegetation and moderate to slow current (runs and pools). Avoids unsheltered locations and clean, unstable sand substrate. Also occupies sandy margins of lakes. May move into shallower water during the day. Spawns in shallows among submerged vegetation in Wisconsin (Becker 1983), in shallow water over sandy substrate in New Mexico (Sublette et al. 1990).

Ecology

A schooling species.

Reproduction

Spawns in late spring and summer (peak July-August), mostly at age I and II (Becker 1983). Maximum longevity 3 years.
Other Nations (2)
United StatesN5
ProvinceRankNative
NebraskaS5Yes
IowaS5Yes
MinnesotaSNRYes
VirginiaS2Yes
North DakotaSNRYes
MontanaS5Yes
IllinoisS5Yes
ColoradoS5Yes
WyomingS5Yes
MichiganS5Yes
South DakotaS5Yes
New YorkS3Yes
TexasS3Yes
ArkansasSNRYes
WisconsinS5Yes
PennsylvaniaS5Yes
VermontS4Yes
MissouriSNRYes
KansasS5Yes
OklahomaSNRYes
ArizonaSNANo
IndianaS5Yes
New MexicoS4Yes
OhioS5Yes
Navajo NationSNANo
TennesseeS5Yes
UtahSNANo
West VirginiaS5Yes
KentuckyS4Yes
CanadaN5
ProvinceRankNative
QuebecS4Yes
SaskatchewanS3Yes
ManitobaS5Yes
OntarioS4Yes
Roadless Areas (2)
South Dakota (2)
AreaForestAcres
Cheyenne RiverBuffalo Gap National Grassland7,572
Red ShirtBuffalo Gap National Grassland17,007
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