A new distributional record of Notropis topeka (Teleostei:Cypriniformes)


Hrabik, R. A. 1996. A new distributional record of Notropis topeka
(Teleostei:Cypriniformes) from the Mississippi River drainage in Missouri. Transactions
of the Missouri Academy of Science 30:1 5. Reprinted by U.S. Geological Survey,
Environmental Management Technical Center, Onalaska, Wisconsin, November 1997.
LTRMP 97-R023. 5 pp. (NTIS #PB98-110729)


ABSTRACT

The known distribution of the Topeka shiner (Notropis topeka) in Missouri was restricted
to the Missouri River drainage.  A collection in 1987 from a Des Moines River tributary
represented the first documented record from the Mississippi River drainage in Missouri. 
The record is one of' only a few new localities for the species, which has declined in
other northeastern Missouri basins and across the state.


KEYWORDS

Chariton River, Des Moines River, distribution, endangered species, Etheostoma
spectabile, Mississippi River, Notropis topeka