Range and Identity
Notropis chiliticus is the original scientific identity retained here. The Dan River belongs to the Roanoke system, while the Pee Dee is a separate drainage. Keeping the larger watershed attached to a locality prevents those neighboring river networks from being combined.
Habitat and Behavior
Adults use rocky pools with flow in headwaters, creeks and small rivers. The pool description does not mean completely still water. Current through a pool can provide a different setting from both an adjacent rapid and a sheltered backwater farther along the bank.
Food and Life History
The maximum reference is 7.2 centimeters total length. The retrieved account does not establish a detailed diet, migration pattern or maximum mass. A breeding season observed in a different shiner should not be substituted merely because both species occur in clear streams.
Field Note
Record the tributary and parent basin together. They help interpret a restricted Atlantic-slope distribution more accurately than a state name or a common-name color description alone.
All Lakes With Redlip Shiner
Browse lakes and reservoirs with documented Redlip Shiner records, listed alphabetically. Records do not establish current abundance or public access. Check the evidence and managing authority for the water you choose.
No published lakes are currently linked to this species in our confirmed records.