Iowa Fish Atlas

Native: Yes

State Rank: S1

ITIS Code: 163424         

National Rank:  N3

Global Rank: G3

Modeled By: Anna Loan-Wilsey

State Range:

The pugnose shiner is on the endangered list in Iowa (571 IAC 77.2(1) (2004)) with collections including one verified collection from West Lake Okoboji in 1962 (Harlan et al. 1987).  The continental range of this species is restricted to the Great Lakes region where it is considered extirpated or endangered in each state or province due to its sensitivity to habitat change (Carlson 1997; Harlan et al. 1987)

Habitat Affinities:

The pugnose shiner prefers weedy water in natural glacial lakes and streams (Eddy and Underhill 1974; Harlan et al. 1987;  Phillips et al. 1982).  It often occurs in very clear, low-gradient streams over bottoms of sand, marl or organic debris (Becker 1983; Smith 1979; Trautman 1981).  The pugnose shiner is extremely intolerant to turbidity (Becker 1983; Trautman 1981) thus habitat destruction, such as an increase in turbidity and the destruction of aquatic vegetation, is thought to be the factor limiting populations throughout its natural range (Carlson 1997; Harlan et al. 1987; Parker et al. 1987.)

Predictive Model(s):

Statewide Model: Range Only

The distribution is based upon existing collection records.

No Prediction

Literature Cited:

Becker, G.C.  1983.  Fishes of Wisconsin.  University of Wisconsin Press, Madison. 1052 pp.

Carlson, D.M.  1997.  Status of the pugnose and blackchin shiners in the St. Lawrence River in New York, 1993-1995.  Journal of Freshwater Ecology 12(1): 131-139.

Eddy, S., and J.C. Underhill.  1974.  Northern fishes; with special reference to the upper Mississippi Valley.  University of Minnesota Press, Minneapolis, Minnesota.  414 pp.

Endangered and threatened plant and animal species.  2004.  Iowa Administrative Code 

571: 77.2(1).

Harlan, J.R., E.B. Speaker, and J. Mayhew.  1987.  Iowa fish and fishing. Iowa Conservation Commission, Des Moines, Iowa. 323pp.

Parker, B., P. McKee, and R.R. Campbell.  1987.  Status of the pugnose shiner, Notropis anogenus, in Canada.  Canadian Field-Naturalist 101(2):203-207.

Phillips, G.L., W.D. Schmid, and J.C. Underhill.  1982.  Fishes of the Minnesota region.  University of Minnesota Press, Minneapolis, Minnesota.  248 pp.

Smith, P.W.  1979.  The fishes of Illinois.  University of Illinois Press, Urbana, Illinois.  314 pp.

Trautman, M.B.  1981.  The fishes of Ohio.  Revised Edition.  Ohio State University Press in collaboration with the Ohio Sea Grant Program Center for Lake Erie Area Research,  Columbus, Ohio.  782 pp.

Data Sources:

Meek, S.E.  1892.  Report upon the fishes of Iowa, based upon observations and

collections mad during 1889, 1890, 1891.  Bulletin of the United States Fish Commission. 10(1890):217-248.

Additional References:

Bailey, R.M.  1959.  Distribution of the American cyprinid fish Notropis anogenus.  Copeia 1959(2): 119-123.

Dewey, M.R., and C.A. Jennings.  1994.  Factors limiting the distribution of larval and juvenile fishes in vegetated habitats of the upper Mississippi River.  National Biological Survey, National Fisheries Research Center, La Crosse, Wisconsin for the National Biological Survey, Environmental Management Technical Center, Onalaska, Wisconsin.  EMTC 94-S005. Part I, 61 pp. Part II, 19 pp.

Herkert, J.R., editor.  1992.  Endangered and threatened species of Illinois: status and distribution. Volume 2: Animals.  Illinois Endangered Species Protection Board.  142 pp.

Lee, D. S., C. R. Gilbert, C. H. Hocutt, R. E. Jenkins, D. E. McAllister, and J. R. Stauffer, Jr.  1980.  Atlas of North American freshwater fishes.  North Carolina State Museum of Natural History, Raleigh, North Carolina.  867 pp.

Lyons, J.  1989.  Changes in the abundance of small littoral-zone fishes in Lake Mendota, Wisconsin.  Canadian Journal of Zoology 67: 2910-2916.

Page, L.M., and B.M. Burr.  1991.  A field guide to freshwater fishes: North America north of Mexico.  Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston, Massachusetts. 432 pp.

Robins, C.R., R.M. Bailey, C.E. Bond, J.R. Brooker, E.A. Lachner, R.N. Lea, and W.B. Scott.  1991.  Common and scientific names of fishes from the United States and Canada.  American Fisheries Society, Special Publication 20, Bethesda, Maryland. 183 pp.

Roosa, D.M. 1977.  Endangered and threatened fish of Iowa.  Special Report No. 1, Iowa State Preserves Advisory Board, Des Moines. 25 pp. + append.

Scott, W.B., and E. J. Crossman.  1973.  Freshwater fishes of Canada.  Fisheries Research Board of Canada Bulletin No. 184, Ottawa, Canada.  966 pp.

Smith, C.L.  1985.  The inland fishes of New York state.  New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, Albany, New York.  522 pp.

Werner, E.E., D.J. Hall, D.R. Laughlin, D.J. Wagner, L.A. Wilsmann, and F.C. Funk.  1977.  Habitat partitioning in a freshwater fish community.  Journal of the Fisheries Research Board of Canada 34(3):360-370.

Photo Credits:

Upper Left:       Photo courtesy of Konrad P. Schmidt, copyright Konrad P. Schmidt.

Upper Right:     Photo courtesy of Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, http://www.dnr.state.wi.us/, copyright G.C. Becker.