Well, not really astounded, I have faith in your photography. So your
population is from the lower Alabama River? I think this species is really a
complex of somewhat differentiated populations, from the Alabama, Cahaba,
Coosa and up into the Conasauga systems (but not the Tallapoosa...). Mine
are from Collinsville, AL, in Little Willis Creek (which runs into the
Coosa), just east of I-59, which seems to have become the nexus for rainbow
shiner collecting (it's easy, for one thing). A tip to any grad students
looking for a research project--this species' ecology is still largely
unknown.
--Bruce Stallsmith
Huntsville, AL
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