Range and Identity
The inventory retains Notropis orca, while the retrieved account uses Alburnops orca. Historical range records extend along the Rio Grande toward north-central New Mexico. The species was not established from the Pecos in that account, so the tributary should not be added by geographic assumption.
Habitat and Behavior
Historical habitat was the river’s main channel, usually over sand and often in turbid water. These conditions describe where specimens were recorded, not proof of continuing occupancy. Museum records and old collection dates are essential when reconstructing the distribution of a vanished river fish.
Food and Life History
The upper length reference is nine centimeters total length. It remains useful for describing the species without implying that a living population is available for sampling. No maximum weight, current abundance or present spawning schedule is inferred from the limited historical account.
Field Note
Keep historical wording with every locality. An old main-channel habitat description should not become a suggestion that Phantom Shiner can still be observed or caught there.
All Lakes With Phantom Shiner
Browse lakes and reservoirs with documented Phantom 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.