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12-22-2016

Notropis mekistocholas

Notropis mekistocholas NatureServe Explorer Species Reports — NatureServe Explorer is a source for authoritative conservation information on more than 50,000 plants, animals and ecological communtities of the U.S and Canada. NatureServe Explorer provides in-depth information on rare and endangered species, but includes common plants and animals too. NatureServe Explorer is a product of NatureServe in collaboration with the Natural Heritage Network.

ITIS Reports — ITIS (the Integrated Taxonomic Information System) is a source for authoritative taxonomic information on plants, animals, fungi, and microbes of North America and the world. The Cape Fear shiner (Notropis mekistocholas) is a North American species of freshwater fish in the family Cyprinidae. It is endemic to the central part of the state of North Carolina in the southeastern United States, and is only found in the shallow streams of the Cape Fear River basin. The fish is small and yellow with black lips and a black stripe that runs down the middle of the fish’s side. This shiner is normally found in mixed schools with other minnow species. It is unique amongst its genus because it has elongated intestines that are specifically adapted to a primarily herbivorous diet. It can breed twice a year and normally lives for only two or three years in the wild. The males and females are normally similar in appearance but become different colors in the spawning season

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Detailed information
Full Name: Cape Fear shiner (Notropis mekistocholas)
Where found: Wherever found
Critical Habitat:N/A
Species Group:Fishes
Current listing status
Status Date Listed Lead Region Where Listed
Endangered 09/25/1987 Southeast Region (Region 4) Wherever found
  • States/US Territories in which the Cape Fear shiner, Wherever found is known to or is believed to occur: North Carolina
  • US Counties in which the Cape Fear shiner, Wherever found is known to or is believed to occur: View All
Recovery
To learn more about critical habitat please see http://ecos.fws.gov/crithab
Date
Title
Plan Action Status
Plan Status
10/07/1988 Cape Fear Shiner View Implementation Progress Final
Date
Title
Plan Action Status
Plan Status
10/07/1988 Cape Fear Shiner View Implementation Progress Final
Date
Citation Page
Title
Document Type
07/06/2009 74 FR 31972 31973 Initiation of 5-Year Status Reviews of 23 Southeastern Species
  • Notice 5-year Review, Initiation
Date
Citation Page
Title
Document Type
Status
09/25/1987 52 FR 36034 36039 Determination of End. Species Status & Designation of Crit. Hab. for Cape Fear Shiner; 52 FR 36034-36039 Final Rule Final designated
07/11/1986 51 FR 25219 25223 Proposal to List Cape Fear Shiner as End. Species w/ Crit. Hab.; 51 FR 25219-25223 Proposed Rule Not Required
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