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

Sand Shiner Miniellus stramineus

Family
Leuciscidae (Minnows)
Tolerance
Intermediate
Trophic Class
Insectivore
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 627 bioassessment sites, 40 rapid fish bioassessment sites, 111 fisheries assessment sites, and 6 fisheries presence-only assessment sites. In total, it was collected at 756 distinct sites, or 49.7% of the 1522 total sites monitored by the bioassessment program. It is the 8th most commonly collected species.

The Sand Shiner was collected in 1341 bioassessment sampling sessions and 284 fisheries assessment sessions. It was present in 40 rapid bioassessment sessions and 6 presence-only sessions.

The biological assessment program has collected a total of 107,038 individual Sand Shiner specimens, ranking it the #6 most collected fish.

Photo Stream

Photo by John Olson. Walnut Creek, Neal Smith NWR, Jasper County Iowa

Photo by John Olson. Walnut Creek, Neal Smith NWR, Jasper County Iowa

Photo by John Olson.

Photo by John Olson.

Photo Credit John Olson

Photo Credit John Olson

Species Distribution Maps

No legend
Esri, USGS | Iowa DNR, Esri, TomTom, Garmin, FAO, NOAA, USGS, EPA, NPS, USFWS
Powered by Esri
No time extent

HUC12 watersheds where this species has been found

Esri, USGS | County of Story, Iowa DNR, Esri, TomTom, Garmin, FAO, NOAA, USGS, EPA, NPS, USFWS
Powered by Esri