Iowa Fish Atlas

Native: Yes

State Rank: S?

ITIS Code: 163430          

National Rank:  N5

Global Rank: G5

Modeled By: Anna Loan-Wilsey

                                               

State Range:

The bigeye shiner has had an uncertain presence in Iowa since Meek first included it in a footnote as being scarce in “southwest Iowa” (Meek 1893). It was included in the faunal list of Iowa until 1951 (Bailey 1951).  It is still not currently listed on the Iowa fish species list.  However, Pitlo, et al. (1995) lists this species in Pool 18 of the Mississippi River.  In addition, since 1950, it has been recorded in tributaries of the Mississippi River in Marion County, Missouri near Pool 21 (Pflieger 1997).  Since it has been reported in Illinois, Becker (1983) states that Wisconsin should expect to find the bigeye shiner in its waters in the future as well.  In order to be comprehensive therefore, it is included here.

Habitat Affinities:

The bigeye shiner inhabits clear streams with large, permanent pools lined with aquatic vegetation, such as water willow, and bottoms composed mostly of sand, gravel or rock (Pflieger 1997; Robison and Buchanan 1988). In Illinois, the bigeye shiner occurs in clear, high-gradient streams (Smith 1979).  In Missouri, its ideal habitat is small creeks along the Ozark border with an abundance of warm, quiet pools. (Pflieger 1997). However, in Tennessee Etnier and Starnes (1993) find that the bigeye shiner is abundant in clear, cool upland streams.  Several investigators note the bigeye shiner’s intolerance to siltation and continuous high turbidity (Pflieger 1971; Robison and Buchanan 1988; Smith 1979; Trautman 1981).

Predictive Model(s):

Mississippi River Model:

The distribution is based upon existing collection records and professional review.

("pool" = 'S18')

Overall Prediction:

("pool" = 'S18')

Literature Cited:

Bailey, R.M.  1951.  A check list of the fishes of Iowa with keys for identification.  Iowa

State Conservation Commission, Des Moines, Iowa.  51pp.

Becker, G.C.  1983.  Fishes of Wisconsin.  University of Wisconsin Press, Madison. 1052 pp.

Etnier, D.A., and W.E. Starnes.  1993.  The fishes of Tennessee.  University of Tennessee Press, Knoxville, Tennessee.  681 pp.

Meek, S.E.  1893.  The fishes of the Cedar River Basin. Proceedings of the Iowa

Academy of Science 1, part 3(1892):105-112.

Pflieger, W.L.  1971.  A distributional study of Missouri fishes.  University of Kansas Publications, Museum of Natural History  20(3):225-570.

Pflieger, W.L.  1997.  The fishes of Missouri.  Missouri Department of Conservation, Jefferson City, Missouri.  372 pp.

Pitlo, J. Jr., A. Van Vooren, and J. Rasmussen.  1995.  Distribution and relative

abundance of Upper Mississippi River fishes.  Upper Mississippi River Conservation Committee, Rock Island, Illinois.

 

Robison, H.W., and T.M. Buchanan. 1988.  Fishes of Arkansas.  University of Arkansas Press, Fayetteville, Arkansas.  536 pp.

Smith, P.W.  1979.  The fishes of Illinois.  University of Illinois Press, Urbana, Illinois.  314 pp.

Trautman, M.B.  1981.  The fishes of Ohio.  Revised Edition.  Ohio State University Press in collaboration with the Ohio Sea Grant Program Center for Lake Erie Area Research,  Columbus, Ohio.  782 pp.

Data Sources:

*Pitlo, J. Jr., A. Van Vooren, and J. Rasmussen.  1995.  Distribution and relative

abundance of Upper Mississippi River fishes.  Upper Mississippi River Conservation Committee, Rock Island, Illinois.

*This data source was used only for verification and general location of species in Iowa.

Additional References:

Clay, W.M.  1975.  The fishes of Kentucky.  Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources, Frankfort, Kentucky.  416 pp.

Cross, F.B., and J.T. Collins.  1995.  Fishes in Kansas.  University of Kansas Natural History Museum, Public Education Series No. 14, Lawrence, Kansas.   315 pp.

Douglas, N.H.  1974.  Freshwater fishes of Louisiana.  Claitor’s Publishing Division, Sponsored by Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Commission, Baton Rouge, Louisiana.  443 pp.

Eddy, S., and J.C. Underhill.  1974.  Northern fishes; with special reference to the upper Mississippi Valley.  University of Minnesota Press, Minneapolis, Minnesota.  414 pp.

Felley, J.D., and L.G. Hill.  1983.  Multivariate assessment of environmental preferences of cyprinid fishes of the Illinois River, Oklahoma.  American Midland Naturalist  109:209-221.

Gorman, O.T.  1988.  The dynamics of habitat use in a guild of Ozark minnows.  Ecology Monograph  58(1):1-18.

Herkert, J.R., editor.  1992.  Endangered and threatened species of Illinois: status and distribution. Volume 2: Animals.  Illinois Endangered Species Protection Board.  142 pp.

Kelly, G., editor.  1986.  Animal habitat relations handbook.  Missouri Department of Conservation and U.S.D.A. Forest Service, Jefferson City, Missouri.  293 pp.

Lee, D. S., C. R. Gilbert, C. H. Hocutt, R. E. Jenkins, D. E. McAllister, and J. R. Stauffer, Jr.  1980.  Atlas of North American freshwater fishes.  North Carolina State Museum of Natural History, Raleigh, North Carolina.  867 pp.

Lowrey, K.E.  1985.   Life history of Notropis boops, the bigeye shiner.  Master's thesis. 

University of Louisville, Louisville, Kentucky.

Martin, R.G., and  R.S. Campbell.  1953.  The small fishes of Black River and Clearwater Lake, Missouri.  Black River Studies, University of Missouri Studies, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri  26(2):45-66.

Page, L.M., and B.M. Burr.  1991.  A field guide to freshwater fishes: North America north of Mexico.  Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston, Massachusetts. 432 pp.

Pflieger, W.L.  1989a.  Aquatic community classification system for Missouri.  Missouri Department of Conservation.  Jefferson City, Missouri.  Aquatic Series No. 19. 70 pp. plus Supplement.

Pflieger, W.L.  1989b.  The stream resources of Missouri.  D-J Project - F-1-R-28.  Study S-20.  Missouri Department of Conservation, Columbia, Missouri.  

Phillips, G.L., W.D. Schmid, and J.C. Underhill.  1982.  Fishes of the Minnesota region.  University of Minnesota Press, Minneapolis, Minnesota.  248 pp.

Rice, D.L, M.D. Barnes, and G.J. Phinney.  1998.  A review and recent records of the bigeye shiner, Notropis boops (Cyprinidae), in Ohio.  The Ohio Journal of Science 98(3):42-51.

Robins, C.R., R.M. Bailey, C.E. Bond, J.R. Brooker, E.A. Lachner, R.N. Lea, and W.B. Scott.  1991.  Common and scientific names of fishes from the United States and Canada.  American Fisheries Society, Special Publication 20, Bethesda, Maryland. 183 pp.

Thom, R.H., and J.H. Wilson.  1980.  The natural divisions of Missouri.  Transactions of the Missouri Academy of Science  14:9-24.

Photo Credits:

Upper Left:       Photo courtesy of William Roston, copyright William Roston.