Conservation Fisheries           "Preserving Aquatic Biodiversity in the Southeast"

Notropis cahabae

This pretty little shiner is restricted to the middle Cahaba River and the Locust Fork, both in Alabama. CFI propagated these fish for the EPA to be used in toxicology studies. Studying responses to toxins on imperiled and presumably more sensitive species as opposed to the common, hardy species often used in laboratory situations makes sense. We were also able to study the reproductive biology of these rare fishes. We found that Cahaba shiners deposit their eggs in fine vegetation.  The eggs resemble a mucus-like mass.