Emerald Shiner
Notropis atherinoides Rafinesque, 1818
Taxonomy
| Kingdom | Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Chordata |
| Class | Teleostei |
| Order | Cypriniformes |
| Family | Leuciscidae |
| Genus | Notropis |
| Species | Notropis atherinoides Rafinesque, 1818 |
Description
Diagnostic characters
- Ecological class
- Stygoxene
- Realm
- Aquatic
Distribution
Range
Known from one county in Kentucky.
Continent
North America
Country
United States
States and provinces
Kentucky
Counties
- Kentucky
- Edmonson
Conservation and management
IUCN Red List
LC Least Concern
Assessed in 2013.
NatureServe
G5 Secure
National ranks
- Canada
- N5 Secure
- United States
- N5 Secure
Subnational ranks
- Quebec
- S5 Secure
- Northwest Territories
- S4 Apparently Secure
- Ontario
- S5 Secure
- British Columbia
- SU Unrankable
- Saskatchewan
- S5 Secure
- Alberta
- S5 Secure
- Manitoba
- S5 Secure
- ME
- SNA Not Applicable
- Wyoming
- SNA Not Applicable
- Oklahoma
- SNR Unranked
- Texas
- S4 Apparently Secure
- Georgia
- S2 Imperiled
- Illinois
- S5 Secure
- Michigan
- S5 Secure
- Montana
- S5 Secure
- Iowa
- S5 Secure
- Tennessee
- S5 Secure
- NE
- S4 Apparently Secure
- West Virginia
- S5 Secure
- Louisiana
- S5 Secure
- Ohio
- S4 Apparently Secure
- Mississippi
- S5 Secure
- ND
- SNR Unranked
- Massachusetts
- SNA Not Applicable
- Virginia
- S1 Critically Imperiled
- Pennsylvania
- S5 Secure
- Minnesota
- SNR Unranked
- Wisconsin
- S5 Secure
- South Dakota
- S5 Secure
- New York
- S4 Apparently Secure
- Kansas
- S5 Secure
- Kentucky
- S4 Apparently Secure
- Vermont
- S5 Secure
- Missouri
- SNR Unranked
- Arkansas
- S4 Apparently Secure
- Alabama
- S5 Secure
- Indiana
- S5 Secure
- Utah
- SNA Not Applicable
- Maryland
- SNA Not Applicable
State and federal status
Not listed under the U.S. Endangered Species Act
References
- Bailey, V. 1933. Cave Life of Kentucky. US Department of Agriculture, Bureau of Biological Survey, Washington, DC, USA. 256 pp.
- Barr, T.C., Jr. & Kuehne, R.A. 1971. Ecological studies in the Mammoth Cave system of Kentucky. II. The Ecosystem. Annales de Speleologie 26: 47–96. doi:10.5038/1827-806X.3.1.10
How to cite this account
Notropis atherinoides Rafinesque, 1818. Cave Biology Data Portal, account SP-2718. https://cavebiology.org/species/notropis-atherinoides/ (accessed 7 September 2026).
Data sources and funding are listed in the Acknowledgments.
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