Cyprinella gibbsi (Howell and Williams, 1971)
Tallapoosa Shiner

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Federal Protection: No US federal protection

State Protection: No Georgia state protection

Global Rank: G4

State Rank: S3

Element Locations Tracked in Biotics: Yes

SWAP 2015 Species of Greatest Conservation Need (SGCN): Yes

SWAP 2025 Species of Greatest Conservation Need (SGCN): Yes

2025 SGCN Priority Tier: Moderate Conservation Concern

Element Occurrences (EOs) in Georgia: 27

Habitat Summary for element in Georgia: Medium-sized creeks in moderate to swift current over sand, gravel, or bedrock substrates

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SWAP 2025 Threat Matrix

	Threat 1	Threat 2	Threat 3
General Threat	Pollution	Pollution	Natural system modifications
Specific Threat	Domestic & urban waste water	Agricultural & forestry effluents	Dams & water management/use

SWAP 2025 Conservation Actions:

• Action 1: Protect aquatic SGCN from water supply development
• Action 2: Minimize impacts of urbanization on aquatic SGCN and habitats
• Action 3: Provide technical and financial assistance to farmers/landowners to protect stream buffers and wetlands, minimize runoff of sediment and pollutants, and protect habitat from livestock trampling
• Action 4: Protect watershed through land acquisition and easements
• Action 5: Assess SGCN fishes and fish communities in highest priority watersheds

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