Campostoma oligolepis
Largescale Stoneroller
NS
G5
Taxonomic Hierarchy
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned Fishes)
Cypriniformes (Carps and Minnows)
Cyprinidae (Carps and Minnows)
Campostoma
Campostoma oligolepis (Largescale Stoneroller)
Description
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Characters
Body shape: elongated.
Distribution
North America: USA from the upper Mississippi River and Lake Michigan drainages; Ozarkian streams; Green, Cumberland and Tennessee River drainages; and Mobile Bay drainage. Introduced into Escambia River in Alabama.
Habitat Associations
Freshwater. benthopelagic. Found in: streams.
Biology
Inhabits rocky riffles and runs of clear creeks and small to medium rivers (Ref. 86798).
Max length: 22.0 cm TL; common length: 12.0 cm TL; max age: 5 years.
Reproductive mode: dioecism; fertilization: external; nonguarders (open water/substratum egg scatterers); parental care: none.
IUCN Red List Status: Least Concern (LC), assessed 2011-10-24. Resilience: Medium (tmax=5).
References
Riehl, R. and H.A. Baensch (1991) Aquarien Atlas. Band. 1. Melle: Mergus, Verlag für Natur-und Heimtierkunde, Germany. 992 p.
Fowler, J.F. and C.A. Taber (1985) Food habits and feeding periodicity in two sympatric stonerollers (Cyprinidae). Am. Midl. Nat. 113(2):217-224.
Page, L.M. and B.M. Burr (2011) A field guide to freshwater fishes of North America north of Mexico. Boston : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 663p.
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