| Bluntface shiner | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| 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]
