Channel Shiner Paranotropis wickliffi
This species was found at 29 bioassessment sites, 0 rapid fish bioassessment sites, 0 fisheries assessment sites, and 0 fisheries presence-only assessment sites. In total, it was collected at 29 distinct sites, or 1.9% of the 1522 total sites monitored by the bioassessment program. It is the 82nd most commonly collected species.
The Channel Shiner was collected in 42 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 751 individual Channel Shiner specimens, ranking it the #69 most collected fish.
The body is slender and slightly compressed laterally. The back is straw-colored while the sides are silvery, the belly is whitish, and the scales on the back have a light pigment edging giving the fish a cross-hatched look. The lateral band varies from distinct to faint among fish from different populations. The small, sub-terminal mouth is slightly oblique and no barbel is present. Hooked pharyngeal teeth on slender arches are found in an array of 4-4. Channel Shiners have dark pigment around the vent and base of the anal fin, which is absent or faint in the Bigmouth and Sand Shiners. This shiner has a poorly developed or absent mid-dorsal stripe. Infraorbital canals are complete in the Channel Shiner, but interrupted in the Ghost Shiner. Dorsal and anal fins have 8 rays and are rounded, as opposed to curved in the Ghost Shiner. Pectoral fins have 12 to 15 rays, and the pelvic fin has 9 rays. A complete, elevated lateral line has 33 to 38 scales with a spot above and below each pore. Channel Shiners have between 33 and 36 lateral line scales, and they are elevated about 2.5 times as high as wide. This fish is similar to the Mimic Shiner, and they were previously deemed to be two sub-species of the same species.
HUC12 watersheds where this species has been found