Alburnops chalybaeus
Alburnops chalybaeus (Cope, 1867)
Ironcolor shiner
Alburnops chalybaeus
photo by Lyons, J.


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Family:  Leuciscidae (Minnows), subfamily: Pogonichthyinae
Max. size:  6.5 cm TL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  benthopelagic; freshwater
Distribution:  North America: USA.
Diagnosis:   
Biology:  Adults occur in clear, vegetated, sand-bottomed pools and slow runs of creeks and small rivers (Ref. 5723). They feed mainly on small crustaceans (amphipods, cladocerans, and ostracods), aquatic insects (caddisfly, midge, and mayfly larvae, and corixids), and terrestrial insects (ants), and filamentous algae (Ref. 79012). Migratory behaviour is undetermined (Ref. 126106).
IUCN Red List Status: Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 08 August 2012 Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless


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