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Common Name: highscale shiner
Taxonomy: available through 
Identification: Page and Burr (1991); Mettee et al. (1996).
Size: 6.4 cm.
Native Range: Apalachicola River drainage, Georgia and eastern Alabama; possibly native to the upper Savannah River drainage, northeastern Georgia (Lee et al. 1980 et seq.; Page and Burr 1991).
Nonindigenous Occurrences: This species is known from the upper Savannah drainage, Georgia (Lee et al. 1980 et seq.; Dahlberg and Scott 1971b).
Means of Introduction: Unknown; possible bait bucket release.
Status: Established in Georgia.
Impact of Introduction: Unknown.
Remarks: It is uncertain whether this species is native to, or was introduced into, the upper Savannah drainage (Lee et al. 1980 et seq.; Dahlberg and Scott 1971b). Page and Burr (1991) apparently considered it native to the upper Savannah. According to Gilbert (personal communication), Notropis hypsilepis is not a common species and occurs in a very specific type of habitat (i.e., over shifting-sand substrate), thus, it would not be a species that would frequently enter bait buckets. Gilbert (personal communication) visited the site in the upper Savannah drainage (Timpson Creek) where the fish had been collected and noted that the site was not the species' typical habitat. Consequently, Gilbert favored the idea of introduction, although he cannot rule out the possibility of stream capture. The Timpson Creek site is very close to headwaters of the Chattahoochee River, and not particularly far from localities in the fish has been found (see Lee et al. 1980 et seq.).
Other Resources:
FishBase Fact Sheet
Author: Leo Nico and Pam Fuller
Revision Date: 12/5/2003 Citation for this information:
Leo Nico and Pam Fuller. 2009. Notropis hypsilepis. USGS Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Database, Gainesville, FL.
<http://nas.er.usgs.gov/queries/FactSheet.asp?speciesID=597> Revision Date: 12/5/2003
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