Cyprinella alvarezdelvillari
Tepehuan Shiner
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Actinopterygii (Ray-finned Fishes)
Cypriniformes (Carps and Minnows)
Cyprinidae (Carps and Minnows)
Cyprinella
Cyprinella alvarezdelvillari (Tepehuan Shiner)
Description
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Characters
Body shape: fusiform / normal. Eye diameter larger than snout length. Breast naked. Mouth very oblique. Tuberculation heavy especially on central dorsum of pectoral fins of breeding males, on chin, and spineless on lips. Mature breeding males with bronze underparts including fins. Anal and paired fins with white borders. Body dark, including venter, with large, sparse melanophores, most noticeable in mature males. Other sexes with lateral band as wide or wider than eye, especially around midsides in females (Ref. 40526).
Distribution
Central America: Mexico.
Habitat Associations
Freshwater. benthopelagic.
Biology
Max length: 4.4 cm SL.
Reproductive mode: dioecism; fertilization: external; nonguarders.
IUCN Red List Status: Vulnerable (VU), assessed 2018-09-12. Resilience: High (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
References
Riehl, R. and H.A. Baensch (1991) Aquarien Atlas. Band. 1. Melle: Mergus, Verlag für Natur-und Heimtierkunde, Germany. 992 p.
Baillie, J. and B. Groombridge (eds.) (1996) 1996 IUCN red list of threatened animals. IUCN, Gland, Switzerland. 378 p.
Contreras-Balderas, S. and M. de Lourdes Lozano (1994) Cyprinella alvarezdelvillari, a new cyprinid fish from Río Nazas of México, with a key to the Lepida clade. Copeia 1994(4):897-906.
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