Range and Identity
Notropis baileyi is the retained identity. Native records include Mobile and Pascagoula waters and Bear Creek in the Tennessee system. Some additional Escambia and neighboring records have uncertain introduction status, which should remain explicit rather than being converted into an unquestioned native range.
Habitat and Behavior
Adults occupy flowing pools in headwaters, creeks and small rivers. Sand and gravel are recurring bottom materials. The pool and current together describe the habitat, so the word pool should not erase the movement of water through the occupied patch.
Food and Life History
The maximum reference is nine centimeters total length, with 5.8 centimeters given as a common size. Detailed migration behavior and independent maximum mass are not established by the checked account. A precise spawning or feeding pattern from another shiner is not assumed.
Field Note
Retain introduction uncertainty where the original record includes it. Presence can be well documented even when the population’s historical origin remains less certain.
All Lakes With Rough Shiner
Browse lakes and reservoirs with documented Rough 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.