Swallowtail shiner

The swallowtail shiner (Notropis procne) is a North American species of freshwater fish in the family Cyprinidae. It has a slender and long body of about 40–55 millimetres (1.6–2.2 in). The shiner has a pale yellow back with a blue stripe on its silver side. It also has a silvery white belly. Its fins are yellowish and it has a dorsal fin originating above the back half of the pelvic fin base and a tail fin with a black spot at its base. When viewed from above, two pigmented stripes are visible near the dorsal fin: one predorsally and the postdorsally.[2]: 880  Its snout is either slightly pointed or slightly rounded. The swallowtail shiner lives in warm creeks and in river pools.

Swallowtail shiner
Drawing of Notropis procne
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Subfamily: Leuciscinae
Clade: Pogonichthyinae
Genus: Notropis
Species:
N. procne
Binomial name
Notropis procne
(Cope, 1865)
Synonyms

Hybognathus procne Cope, 1865

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It is known to live in Atlantic drainages from New York to South Carolina. It may have been introduced to the New River system in Virginia, although it is possible that it is native there.[3] It may have spread via canals into tributaries of Lake Ontario.[3] It is often found near plants. The shiner eats insects, worms, mites, microcrustaceans, and algae. Juvenile shiners mature after a year and spawn from mid-May to July when the water reaches a temperature of 25.6 °C (78.1 °F). Fecundity is unknown in this species and it breeds well in aquariums. It is similar to the closely related Cape Fear shiner and sand shiner.

Taxonomy

There are two subspecies of swallowtail shiner:[4] Notropis procne procne[5] and N. procne longiceps (Cope, 1868).[6] The nominate subspecies is found in the Delaware River and Susquehanna Rivers south to the James River in Virginia. N. procne longiceps is found from the Roanoke River in Virginia to the Santee River in South Carolina.[7]

References
  1. NatureServe (2013). "Notropis procne". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2013: e.T202320A18230300. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T202320A18230300.en. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
  2. Warren, Jr., Melvin L.; Burr, Brooks M.; Grady, James M. (1994). "Notropis albizonatus, a New Cyprinid Fish Endemic to the Tennessee and Cumberland River Drainages, with a Phylogeny of the Notropis procne Species Group". Copeia. 1994 (4): 868–886. doi:10.2307/1446710. JSTOR 1446710.
  3. Nico, Leo; Fuller, Pam (6 July 2000). "Notropis procne (Swallowtail Shiner)". Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Database. Gainesville, Florida: U.S. Geological Survey. Retrieved 7 February 2023.
  4. "Notropis procne". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 7 February 2023.
  5. "Notropis procne procne (Cope, 1865)". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 7 February 2023.
  6. "Notropis procne longiceps (Cope, 1868)". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 7 February 2023.
  7. Smith, C. Lavett (2006) [Originally published 1985 in The Inland Fishes of New York State (New York State Department of Environmental Conservation)]. Kraft, C.E.; Carlson, D.M.; Carlson, M. (eds.). "Swallowtail shiner". Inland Fishes of New York (Online), Version 4.0. Department of Natural Resources, Cornell University and the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation.
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