The Status of the Blacknose Shiner (Notropis heterolepis) tn Iowa: A Preliminary Survey

Authors

Neil P. Bernstein, Mount Mercy CollegeFollow
Michael Getting, Iowa Lakeside Laboratory
Timothy Kamp, Iowa Lakeside Laboratory
Stevenson Christain, Iowa Lakeside Laboratory
Ryan Smith, Iowa Lakeside Laboratory
Joseph Steele, Iowa Lakeside Laboratory
Steven Steele, Iowa Lakeside Laboratory

Document Type

Research

Keywords

Notropis heterolepis, blacknose shiner, siltation, drought, river habitat, Iowa rivers

Abstract

During the last 45 years, the blacknose shiner (Notropis heterolepis) has been restricted to a three county area in northwestern Iowa. We surveyed locations where this siltation-intolerant species had been captured to update the status of the fish in the state. Streams were blocked with nets on both the upstream and downstream ends of sample areas, and fish were collected with a backpack electrofisher and seines. Lakes where the blacknose shiner had been found were also sampled. No blacknose shiners were found and several possible explanations are offered for their absence from historical sites.

Publication Date

March 2000

Journal Title

Journal of the Iowa Academy of Science

Volume

107

Issue

1

First Page

16

Last Page

20

Copyright

© Copyright 2000 by the Iowa Academy of Science, Inc.

Language

EN

File Format

application/pdf

Recommended Citation

Bernstein, Neil P.; Getting, Michael; Kamp, Timothy; Christain, Stevenson; Smith, Ryan; Steele, Joseph; and Steele, Steven (2000) "The Status of the Blacknose Shiner (Notropis heterolepis) tn Iowa: A Preliminary Survey," Journal of the Iowa Academy of Science: JIAS, 107(1), 16-20.
Available at: https://scholarworks.uni.edu/jias/vol107/iss1/6