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 610 bioassessment sites, 40 rapid fish bioassessment sites, 106 fisheries assessment sites, and 6 fisheries presence-only assessment sites. In total, it was collected at 734 distinct sites, or 49.8% of the 1473 total sites monitored by the bioassessment program. It is the 8th most commonly collected species.

The Sand Shiner was collected in 1296 bioassessment sampling sessions and 277 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 104,667 individual Sand Shiner specimens, ranking it the #5 most collected fish.

Species Distribution Maps

HUC12 watersheds where this species has been found