Cyprinella camura
Bluntface Shiner
NS
G5
Taxonomic Hierarchy
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned Fishes)
Cypriniformes (Carps and Minnows)
Cyprinidae (Carps and Minnows)
Cyprinella
Cyprinella camura (Bluntface Shiner)
Description
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Characters
Body shape: fusiform / normal.
Distribution
North America: tributaries of Mississippi and Tennessee rivers on Former Mississippi Embayment from Kentucky to Louisiana, USA; Arkansas River drainage in southwestern Missouri, eastern Kansas, northwestern Arkansas and eastern Oklahoma, USA.
Habitat Associations
Freshwater. benthopelagic. Found in: streams.
Biology
Inhabits sandy and rocky pools and runs of clear to turbid creeks and small to medium rivers (Ref. 5723, 86798).
Max length: 15.0 cm TL.
IUCN Red List Status: Least Concern (LC), assessed 2011-11-16. Resilience: Medium (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
References
Etnier, D.A. and W.C. Starnes (1993) The fishes of Tennessee. The University of Tennessee Press, Knoxville, Tennessee, USA. (pls. check date).
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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