Topeka Shiner Miniellus topeka
This species was found at 2 bioassessment sites, 0 rapid fish bioassessment sites, 0 fisheries assessment sites, and 0 fisheries presence-only assessment sites. In total, it was collected at 2 distinct sites, or 0.1% of the 1522 total sites monitored by the bioassessment program. It is the 122nd most commonly collected species.
The Topeka Shiner was collected in 2 bioassessment sampling sessions and 0 fisheries assessment sessions. It was present in 0 rapid bioassessment sessions and 0 presence-only sessions.
The biological assessment program has collected a total of 4 individual Topeka Shiner specimens, ranking it the #130 most collected fish.
Stout body that is only slightly compressed. The back is straw-colored, and the scales are edged with pigment, while the sides are silvery and the belly is silvery-white. A dusky lateral band ends at the base of the caudal fin with a distinct, though small, dark wedge-shaped spot. Nuptial males have bright red or orange fins on the lower sides. A terminal mouth is small and oblique and no barbel is present. Pharyngeal teeth are arranged in a 4-4 pattern. The anal fin has 7 rays, and the lateral line has about 35 scales.
HUC12 watersheds where this species has been found