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The Nonindigenous Occurrences section of the NAS species profiles has a new structure. The section is now dynamically updated from the NAS database to ensure that it contains the most current and accurate information. Occurrences are summarized in Table 1, alphabetically by state, with years of earliest and most recent observations, and the tally and names of drainages where the species was observed. The table contains hyperlinks to collections tables of specimens based on the states, years, and drainages selected. References to specimens that were not obtained through sighting reports and personal communications are found through the hyperlink in the Table 1 caption or through the individual specimens linked in the collections tables.

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Common name: Warpaint Shiner

Taxonomy: available through www.itis.gov

Identification: Gilbert (1964); Page and Burr (1991); Etnier and Starnes (1993); Jenkins and Burkhead (1994); another commonly used name is Notropis coccogenis.

Size: 14 cm.

Native Range: Upper Tennessee River drainage, western Virginia, western North Carolina, Tennessee, northern Georgia, and northern Alabama, and adjacent tributaries of the Savannah River in North and South Carolina (Page and Burr 1991). Also found in the Catawba, Broad, and Savannah drainages in North Carolina (Menhinick 1991

Alaska	Hawaii	Puerto Rico & Virgin Islands	Guam Saipan

Native range data for this species provided in part by NatureServe

Hydrologic Unit Codes (HUCs) Explained
Interactive maps: Point Distribution Maps

Means of Introduction: Unknown; probable bait bucket release.

Status: Established in Santee drainage, South Carolina; reported, possibly established in the New River drainage, North Carolina; reported from the New River drainage in Virginia.

Impact of Introduction: The impacts of this species are currently unknown, as no studies have been done to determine how it has affected ecosystems in the invaded range. The absence of data does not equate to lack of effects. It does, however, mean that research is required to evaluate effects before conclusions can be made.

Remarks: Stauffer et al. (1995) listed this species as "present; probably introduced" in the Kanawha River drainage above the falls (i.e., the New River drainage), but they indicated that the shiner has never been recorded in West Virginia.

References: (click for full references)

Hocutt, C.H., R.E. Jenkins, and J.R. Stauffer, Jr. 1986. Zoogeography of the Fishes of the Central Appalachians and Central Atlantic Coastal Plain. In C.H. Hocutt and E.O. Wiley, eds. The Zoogeography of North American Freshwater Fishes. 161-212.

Rohde, F. C., R. G. Arndt, J. W. Foltz, and J. M. Quattro.  2009.  Freshwater Fishes of South Carolin.  University of South Carolina Press, Columbia, SC. 430 pp.

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Author: Leo Nico, and Pam Fuller

Peer Review Date: 9/3/2013

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