Cyprinella whipplei, the steelcolor shiner, is a freshwater fish species found in North America. It is common throughout the Mississippi River basin and in the Black Warrior River system in Alabama.
Adults may reach a maximum size of 16 cm (6.3 in) while mean length is 8.8 cm (3.5 in). The maximum age reported in this species was three years. C. whipplei lives in schools on rocky or sandy floors of creeks and small rivers.
The fish was named in honor of Lieut. Amiel Weeks Whipple (1818–1863), the military engineer/surveyor who led the boundary survey team that collected the type specimen.[2]
Cyprinella whipplei, the steelcolor shiner, is a freshwater fish species found in North America. It is common throughout the Mississippi River basin and in the Black Warrior River system in Alabama.
Adults may reach a maximum size of 16 cm (6.3 in) while mean length is 8.8 cm (3.5 in). The maximum age reported in this species was three years. C. whipplei lives in schools on rocky or sandy floors of creeks and small rivers.
The fish was named in honor of Lieut. Amiel Weeks Whipple (1818–1863), the military engineer/surveyor who led the boundary survey team that collected the type specimen.
