Habitat requirements. The habitat preference of the Pallid Shiner is variable, but the majority of the accounts list the species as being found in ▇▇▇▇▇ or mud bottom pools with little or no current (▇▇▇▇▇▇ 1983). ▇▇▇▇▇ et al. (2008) listed the Pallid Shiner as “Vulnerable” (meaning in imminent danger of becoming threatened throughout all or a significant portion of its range) due to destruction, modification, or reduction of habitat. Within Illinois, the Pallid Shiner’s distribution has declined mainly due to agricultural practices that result in large releases of silt, fertilizers, pesticides, and animal wastes into streams; urban pollution; stream channelization; impoundments and the introduction of non-native species (▇▇▇▇▇ 1971; ▇▇▇▇▇ 1979; ▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇. and ▇▇▇▇ 1988; ▇▇▇▇ and ▇▇▇▇▇▇ 2002).
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Sources: Conservation Plan and Implementing Agreement, Conservation Plan and Implementing Agreement