Bluntface shiner
Appearance
Bluntface shiner | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Cypriniformes |
Family: | Cyprinidae |
Subfamily: | Leuciscinae |
Clade: | Pogonichthyinae |
Genus: | Cyprinella |
Species: | C. camura
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Binomial name | |
Cyprinella camura (D. S. Jordan & Meek, 1884)
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The bluntface shiner (Cyprinella camura) is a species of fish in the carp family, Cyprinidae. It is native to the United States, where it occurs in two disjunct populations on either side of the Mississippi River. It is a common fish in its range, even abundant in some localities.[1]
The fish reaches a maximum length of about 15 centimeters. It lives in creeks, rivers, and pools.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ a b NatureServe (2013). "Cyprinella camura". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2013: e.T202077A15363294. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T202077A15363294.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
- ^ Froese, R. and D. Pauly, Eds. Cyprinella camura. FishBase. 2011.