Spottail Shiner Hudsonius hudsonius
This species was found at 1 bioassessment site, 0 rapid fish bioassessment sites, 0 fisheries assessment sites, and 0 fisheries presence-only assessment sites. In total, it was collected at 1 distinct sites, or 0.1% of the 1522 total sites monitored by the bioassessment program. It is the 133rd most commonly collected species.
The Spottail Shiner was collected in 1 bioassessment sampling session 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 8 individual Spottail Shiner specimens, ranking it the #122 most collected fish.
Moderately robust and slab-sided. A large, prominent spot at the base of the caudal peduncle, which is the basis of its common name, helps to distinguish it from other large, pale, and silvery shiners. The color above is very pale olive, and the sides and belly are silvery. A sub-terminal mouth is nearly horizontal and no barbel is present. Flat, hooked pharyngeal teeth are supported on heavy arches and have a variable formula of 0, 4-4, 0 to 2, 4-4, 2. A complete lateral line has 36 to 39 scales. The dorsal fin, inserted directly over the pelvic fins, anal fin, and pelvic fins has 8 rays, while the pectoral fins have from 13 to 15 rays. Dorsal and anal fins are more deeply curved than other Notropis species.
HUC12 watersheds where this species has been found