Tricolor shiner

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The Tricolor shiner lives in the benthopelagic, freshwater environment.

mitochondrial haplotype of a tricolor shiner, another Mobile Basin endemic. Fish illustrations by Joseph R. Tomelleri and used with permission. More

Tricolor Shiner (Cyprinella trichroistia)Effects of Suspended Sediment on the Reproductive Success of the Tricolor Shiner Excessive sedimentation of rivers and creeks has been linked to increased imperilment of the southeastern fish fauna. More

tricolor shiner, an experimental surrogate for the threatened blue shiner. Suspended sediment significantly curtailed reproductive success, but not as anticipated. Instead of high egg mortality, fishes spawned less or failed to spawn with increasing suspended sediment concentrations. More

of visual stimulus of tricolor shiners on predators. Predators used were red eye bass (Micropterus coosae) and midland water snakes (Nerodia sipedon pleuralis). Neither predator was attracted to tricolor sounds when presented alone. More

tricolor shiner: implications for conservation in Cyprinella (Cyprinidae) Noel M. Burkhead and Howard L. Jelks USGS, Biological Resources Division, 7920 NW 71st Street, Gainesville, FL 32653. (352.378-8181, ex 324; gax 378-4956; noel_burkhead@usgs. More

Common names

Jelčík tříbarvý in Czech (česky)
tricolor shiner in English
三色真小鯉 in Mandarin Chinese
三色真小鲤 in Mandarin Chinese

Order : Cypriniformes
Family : Cyprinidae
Genus : Cyprinella
Species : Cyprinella trichroistia
Authority : Jordan & Gilbert,1878