Res. and Water Safety, Subchapter 101 - Endang. and Threat. The Cape Fear shiner has no cultural or commercial significance. It, however, is a unique species restricted to a very limited range, and it has value for aesthetic and scientific reasons. In these habitats the species is typically associated with schools of related species, but it is never the numerically dominant species. Public roads and bridges border and cross the species' habitat, and it is found both upstream and downstream of impoundments.
Periodicity is unknown, but the species' activity likely is reduced in winter.
Migration is unknown in this species. No information is available. No information is available. No information is available. Except for some observations made during surveys for the species, little information exists on the fish.