Bluntface shiner | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Cypriniformes |
Family: | Leuciscidae |
Subfamily: | Pogonichthyinae |
Genus: | Cyprinella |
Species: | C. camura |
Binomial name | |
Cyprinella camura (D. S. Jordan & Meek, 1884) | |
Synonyms [2] | |
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The bluntface shiner (Cyprinella camura) is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish in the family Leuciscidae, the shiners, daces and minnows. [2] It is native to the United States, where it occurs in two disjunct populations on either side of the Mississippi River. It is a common fish in its range, even abundant in some localities. [1]
The fish reaches a maximum length of about 15 centimeters. It lives in creeks, rivers, and pools. [3]