Cyprinella bocagrande
Largemouth Shiner
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Actinopterygii (Ray-finned Fishes)
Cypriniformes (Carps and Minnows)
Cyprinidae (Carps and Minnows)
Cyprinella
Cyprinella bocagrande (Largemouth Shiner)
Description
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Characters
Body shape: fusiform / normal. Modally 8 anal-fin rays; 29 or more predorsal circumferential scales; absence of basicaudal spot; breast fully scaled; upper jaw large, length greater than 9.4% SL, extending under orbit; gular stripe reaching under orbit, not to isthmus; breeding males with many large tubercles over head, with narrow gap on rostrum, not organized into rows, less than 16 non-marginal tubercles on caudal-peduncle scales; both breeding males and females with distinct plum-colored lateral stripe below iridescent light-yellow stole; and scapular bar absent or weak; mouth terminal to subterminal (Ref. 42680).
Distribution
North America: endemic to Guzman basin, northern Mexico.
Habitat Associations
Freshwater. benthopelagic.
Biology
Inhabits spring, most adults occur in the upper meter of the water column and near the margins of the cattails or in the growth of cattails surrounding the spring. Few individuals are found in the open water column and near the substrate; relatively few fish are seen in the shallow marginal waters. Forms schools of at least 500-600 individuals .
Max length: 4.1 cm SL.
Reproductive mode: dioecism; fertilization: external; nonguarders.
IUCN Red List Status: Critically Endangered (CR), assessed 2018-09-18. 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.
Mayden, R.L. and D.M. Hillis (1990) Natural history and systematics of the largemouth shiner, Cyprinella bocagrande (Teleostei: Cypriniformes), with comments on conservation status. Copeia 1990(4):1004-1011.
Chernoff, B. and R.R. Miller (1982) Notropis bocagrande, a new cyprinid fish from Chihuahua, Mexico, with comments on Notropis formosus. Copeia 1982(3):514-522.
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