Field records of the State Biological Survey indicate that the ghost
shiner was common in the mainstream of the lower Neosho River during
drought. In 1957, the species was abundant at the lower and middle
stations on the Neosho River and at the lower Marais des Cygnes station.
Collections at all stations show that the species has a definite
preference for eddies--relatively quiet water, but adjacent to the
strong current of the mainstream rather than in backwater remote from
the channel. The bottom-type over which the ghost shiner was found
varied from mud to gravel or rubble.
#Notropis stramineus# (Cope)