Stream Cover
Plants provide cover within the pools and slow runs described for this shiner. A vegetated reach can still contain flowing water, so the observation should retain both cover and current. Sand is an additional habitat detail that distinguishes these records from exposed rocky riffles.
Varied Small Foods
The recorded diet includes amphipods, cladocerans, ostracods, insect larvae and ants, with filamentous algae also present. These foods span drifting, bottom-associated and surface inputs. An insect-only or plant-only label would leave out part of the available feeding evidence.
Size and Records
The compiled maximum is 6.5 centimeters total length. The inventory retains Notropis chalybaeus as its scientific label. A complete side image and exact stream locality support comparisons with other small shiners, especially when the apparent color changes with lighting or the condition of the fish.
Record Plants, Sand and Current
These three observations describe different parts of Ironcolor Shiner habitat. Keeping them together makes a locality record more informative.
All Lakes With Ironcolor Shiner
Browse lakes and reservoirs with documented Ironcolor Shiner records, listed alphabetically. Records do not establish current abundance or public access. Check the evidence and managing authority for the water you choose.
Showing 1–1 of 1 lakes · Page 1 of 1
- Caddo Lake Caddo, LA