Tennessee dace [SEP] IUCN conservation status
is the case of the Tennessee dace and the common creek chub. This hybridization likely occurs due to their similar breeding behaviors, such as communal use of gravel nests. Degradation of streams is thought to increase the chance of hybridization, as this leaves a lack of clean gravel substrates needed for spawning.
Conservation.
The Tennessee dace is listed as G3 (globally vulnerable to extirpation) and S3 (state vulnerable to extirpation and extinction). It is listed as "in need of management" in Tennessee and "endangered
nutrition. More generally, their diet is described as one of "vegetation and invertebrates."
Conservation status.
This organism is found in healthy numbers throughout the US, however, isolated populations in Colorado, New Mexico, South Dakota, Michigan, and Pennsylvania have become critically imperiled due to isolation. It is not listed on the IUCN red list.
Environmental significance.
The southern redbelly dace is an important environmental indicator of river and stream health. This is because the minnow prefers clear unpolluted waters. They