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| '''Popeye Shiner''' ('''''Notropis ariommus''''') is a species of ] in the genus '']''. | '''Popeye Shiner''' ('''''Notropis ariommus''''') is a species of ] in the genus '']''. | ||
| == Geographic distribution == | |||
| ''Notropis ariommus'' has been documented as a species native to the United States, and in particular, the Ohio River basin, and the Tennessee River drainage, spanning the states of Alabama, Georgia, Indiana, Kentucky, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee and West Virginia. <ref name=”ref1”>Gilbert, CR. 1969 Systematics and distribution of the American cyprinid fishes ''Notropis ariommus'' and ''Notropis telescopus''. Copeia.</ref><ref name=”ref2”> FishBase: http://www.fishbase.org/Summary/SpeciesSummary.php?ID=2822&AT=popeye+shiner</ref> Specific locations include the Tennessee River in Alabama and Georgia, the Wabash River in Indiana, the the Cheat, Kanawha (non-native), and New rivers of West Virginia | |||
| <ref name=”ref3”> Stauffer, JR, JM Boltz, and LR White. 1995. Fishes of West Virginia. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia. 146: 1-389</ref> | |||
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| Between 1894 and 1949, only three specimens had been definitively identified. After, however, the number of ''Notropis ariommus'' began to increase, even in places that had been well documented previously and showed no trace of ''Notropis ariommus''<ref name=”ref1”>Gilbert, CR. 1969 Systematics and distribution of the American cyprinid fishes ''Notropis ariommus'' and ''Notropis telescopus''. Copeia.</ref>. Despite more of these minnows being discovered since 1949, they are still listed as endangered by Georgia<ref name=”ref4”> Georgia SOS: http://rules.sos.state.ga.us/docs/391/4/10/09.pdf</ref> and Ohio | |||
| <ref name=”ref5”> Ohio DNR: http://www.dnr.state.oh.us/Default.aspx?tabid=22420</ref> | |||
| , and extirpated in Indiana<ref name=”ref6”> Indiana DNR: http://www.dearbornswcd.org/Wildlife/RareAnimalsFax.pdf</ref>. This could potentially be due to destruction of their preferred habitat, as industrialisation (i.e. logging, damming, strip mining) continues, although a better culprit may be due to the influx of invasive species<ref name=”ref7”> Simon, TP. 2006. Biodiversity of fishes in the Wabash River: status, indicators and threats. ''Proceedings of the Indiana Aacademy of Science'', 115(2), 136-148.</ref>. | |||
| == Ecology == | |||
| ''Notropis ariommus'' are freshwater insectivores. They consume aquatic insects, including midges, caddisflies, mayflies and beetles.<ref name="ref9">Etnier, D.A. and W.C. Starnes. 1993. The fishes of Tennessee. The University of Tennessee Press, Knoxville, Tennessee, USA.</ref> These benthopelagic fish are found in temperate waters<ref name=”ref2”> FishBase: http://www.fishbase.org/Summary/SpeciesSummary.php?ID=2822&AT=popeye+shiner</ref>, particularly large creeks and small rivers that are extremely clear<ref name="ref10">Trautman, M. B. 1981 The Fishes of Ohio. Ohio State University Press, Columbus, OH.</ref> and have gravel bottoms<ref name="ref9">Etnier, D.A. and W.C. Starnes. 1993. The fishes of Tennessee. The University of Tennessee Press, Knoxville, Tennessee, USA.</ref>. The bodies of water in which they are found also tend to have slow to moderate flow<ref name=”ref5”> Ohio DNR: http://www.dnr.state.oh.us/Default.aspx?tabid=22420</ref>. | |||
| == Life History == | |||
| The minnows spawn in the spring or summer. Other aspects of their life history are relatively unknown. <ref name=”ref5”> Ohio DNR: http://www.dnr.state.oh.us/Default.aspx?tabid=22420</ref>. | |||
| == Current Management == | |||
| Despite being listed as endangered in Ohio and Georgia and extirpated in Indiana, very little is being done to manage ''Notropis ariommus''. | |||
| Biologically, the greatest threat to these fish is an influx of exotic fish species<ref name=”ref7”> Simon, TP. 2006. Biodiversity of fishes in the Wabash River: status, indicators and threats. ''Proceedings of the Indiana Aacademy of Science'', 115(2), 136-148.</ref>. In Indiana, an influx of Asiatic carps (''Ctenopharyngodon idella''), bighead (''Hypothalmichthys nobilis''), and silver carps (''Hypothalmichthys molitrix'') are more than likely at least partially responisble for the total extirpation of ''Notropis ariommus''. | |||
| Ohio has a program that strives to protect and restore stream habitats of native species that are endangered or threatened in some way. This program is known as the Division of Wildlife's Stream Conservation Program<ref name=”ref11”>http://www.dnr.state.oh.us/Home/FishingSubhomePage/fisheriesmanagementplaceholder/streamconservation/streamaquaticdiversity/tabid/22004/Default.aspx</ref>. | |||
| == References == | |||
| {{Reflist}} | |||
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Family: | Cyprinidae |
| Genus: | Notropis |
| Species: | N. ariommus |
| Binomial name | |
| Notropis ariommus (Cope, 1867) | |
Popeye Shiner (Notropis ariommus) is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Notropis.