Cyprinella galactura
Whitetail Shiner
NS
G5
Taxonomic Hierarchy
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned Fishes)
Cypriniformes (Carps and Minnows)
Cyprinidae (Carps and Minnows)
Cyprinella
Cyprinella galactura (Whitetail Shiner)
Description
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Characters
Body shape: elongated.
Distribution
North America: disjunct range east and west of Former Mississippi Embayment. Cumberland and Tennessee River drainages; upper Savannah and Santee drainages (Atlantic Slope); and upper New River drainage in West Virginia and Virginia; St. Francis and White River drainages in Missouri and Arkansas, USA.
Habitat Associations
Freshwater. benthopelagic.
Biology
Inhabits rocky runs, less often in pools and riffles, of clear headwaters, creeks, and small rivers (Ref. 5723, 86798). Feeds on terrestrial insects and drifting aquatic larvae (Ref. 10294).
Max length: 15.0 cm TL; common length: 6.9 cm TL; max age: 4 years.
IUCN Red List Status: Least Concern (LC), assessed 2011-11-16. Resilience: Medium (tmax=4).
References
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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