Iowa Fish Atlas

Native: Yes

State Rank: S5

ITIS Code: 163836          

National Rank: N5           

Global Rank: G5

Modeled By: Anna Loan-Wilsey

State Range:

The common shiner is widely distributed throughout the entire state with the exception of the southwestern portion of the Central Plains Aquatic Subregion.  It is most abundant in the large interior river and natural lakes, where it is found in most fish collections (Harlan et al. 1987).   The common shiner has been documented in upper pools of the Mississippi River but is absent from the Missouri River.

Habitat Affinities:

The common shiner inhabits high-gradient streams of medium-size with moderate to swift current, clear, cool, weedless water, bottoms of gravel, rubble and bedrock.  It is found in the pools of streams where riffles and pools alternate in rapid succession (Cross and Collins 1995; Pflieger 1997). As flow decreases late into summer, streams of this type are reduced to a series of isolated pools but water continues percolate through the gravel between pools (Pflieger 1997). Adults and young migrate downstream after spawning to winter in larger, deeper waters with lower gradients (Trautman 1981). It is occasionally taken in clear lakes over a siltfree bottom (Becker 1983).  In Iowa, the common shiner reaches its greatest abundance in the upstream tributaries of major interior rivers (Harlan et al. 1987).

Predictive Model(s):

Statewide Model: by 8-digit HU [Decision Tree Analysis n=1277]

The distribution is based upon existing collection records.

((("SOIL_TEXT" > 3 AND "SOIL_TEXT" <= 4) AND "SUBREGION_" <= 1 AND

"MINELEVR" > 4) OR

(( "SOIL_TEXT" > 3 AND "SOIL_TEXT" <= 4) AND "SUBREGION_" > 1 AND

("GRADSEGR" > 1 AND "GRADSEGR" <= 5)) OR

(( "SOIL_TEXT" > 4 AND "SOIL_TEXT" <= 6) AND ("MINELEVR" > 1 AND

"MINELEVR" <= 2)) OR

(( "SOIL_TEXT" > 4 AND "SOIL_TEXT" <= 6) AND ("MINELEVR" > 2 AND

"MINELEVR" <= 4) AND "SUBREGION_" <= 1) OR

(( "SOIL_TEXT" > 4 AND "SOIL_TEXT" <= 6) AND ("MINELEVR" > 2 AND

"MINELEVR" <= 4) AND "SUBREGION_" > 1 AND "GRADSEGR" <= 4) OR

(( "SOIL_TEXT" > 6 AND "SOIL_TEXT" <= 8) AND "MINELEVR" > 1) OR

( "SOIL_TEXT" > 8 AND "SOIL_TEXT" <=9))

Mississippi River Model:

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

("pool" >= 'S08' AND "pool" <= 'S11')

Overall Prediction:

((("SOIL_TEXT" > 3 AND "SOIL_TEXT" <= 4) AND "SUBREGION_" <= 1 AND

"MINELEVR" > 4) OR

(( "SOIL_TEXT" > 3 AND "SOIL_TEXT" <= 4) AND "SUBREGION_" > 1 AND

("GRADSEGR" > 1 AND "GRADSEGR" <= 5)) OR

(( "SOIL_TEXT" > 4 AND "SOIL_TEXT" <= 6) AND ("MINELEVR" > 1 AND

"MINELEVR" <= 2)) OR

(( "SOIL_TEXT" > 4 AND "SOIL_TEXT" <= 6) AND ("MINELEVR" > 2 AND

"MINELEVR" <= 4) AND "SUBREGION_" <= 1) OR

(( "SOIL_TEXT" > 4 AND "SOIL_TEXT" <= 6) AND ("MINELEVR" > 2 AND

"MINELEVR" <= 4) AND "SUBREGION_" > 1 AND "GRADSEGR" <= 4) OR

(( "SOIL_TEXT" > 6 AND "SOIL_TEXT" <= 8) AND "MINELEVR" > 1) OR

( "SOIL_TEXT" > 8 AND "SOIL_TEXT" <=9))

 OR ("pool" >= 'S08' AND "pool" <= 'S11')

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