Iowa DNR
BioNet
River & Stream Biological Monitoring
Fish and Benthic Macroinvertebrate Surveys
Physical Habitat Assessments

River Shiner Alburnops blennius

Family
Leuciscidae (Minnows)
Tolerance
Intermediate
Trophic Class
Benthic Invertivore
Is Exotic to Iowa?
False
Is Lithophilous Spawner?
False
Is Hybrid?
False
State Listing Status
Not Listed
Assessment Program Statistics

This species was found at 18 bioassessment sites, 0 rapid fish bioassessment sites, 3 fisheries assessment sites, and 0 fisheries presence-only assessment sites. In total, it was collected at 21 distinct sites, or 1.4% of the 1472 total sites monitored by the bioassessment program. It is the 89th most commonly collected species.

The River Shiner was collected in 23 bioassessment sampling sessions and 3 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 120 individual River Shiner specimens, ranking it the #93 most collected fish.

Species Distribution Maps

HUC12 watersheds where this species has been found