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Tamaulipas Shiner
Notropis braytoni
Leuciscidae · freshwater water fish
1 minute read · Species guide
About Tamaulipas Shiner
The Tamaulipas shiner (Alburnops braytoni) is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish in the family Leuciscidae, the shiners, daces and minnows. This species occurs in the Rio Grande drainage in Texas and northern Mexico.
Habitat preferences
Reported habitat associations include medium to large rivers, streams and small rivers.
The source records associations with sand, gravel, cobble. An association indicates reported use, rather than an exclusive requirement.
Reproduction and parental care
Recorded spawning months are Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Dec for the source’s reporting region (MEX). This is a regional calendar, not a range-wide schedule.
Size and recorded longevity
FishTraits reports a maximum total length of 5.9 centimetres. Some entries use an estimated asymptotic length; this value should not be treated as a certified record catch.
Range
Where it lives
0%
100%of mapped records
Share of records by state
Habitat
Water and movement
- Water
- WoRMS records this species in fresh water.
- USGS NAS habitat
- Freshwater
- US status
- Native transplant — native to part of the United States, moved to other waters inside it.
- Migration
- Undetermined
Classification
Taxonomy
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Superclass
- Actinopterygii
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Cypriniformes
- Family
- Leuciscidae
- Genus
- Notropis
- Species
- Notropis braytoni
- ITIS TSN
- 163431
- WoRMS AphiaID
- 1018813
- GBIF key
- 2362194
- Outside the US
- ITIS also files it in Mexico.
Common questions about Tamaulipas Shiner
What is the scientific name of Tamaulipas Shiner?
The scientific name is Notropis braytoni, in the family Leuciscidae. Classification follows ITIS.
Does Tamaulipas Shiner live in fresh water or salt water?
WoRMS records this species in fresh water.
Where has Tamaulipas Shiner been recorded in the United States?
GBIF has observations in 1 states, with the most records in Texas. The map shows observation records, which do not establish the complete natural range.
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