Bluntface shiner

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Bluntface shiner
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Subfamily: Leuciscinae
Clade: Pogonichthyinae
Genus: Cyprinella
Species:
C. camura
Binomial name
Cyprinella camura
(D. S. Jordan & Meek, 1884)
Synonyms
  • Cyprinella camuraJordan & Meek, 1884
  • Notropis camurus(Jordan & Meek, 1884)

The bluntface shiner (Cyprinella camura) is a species of fish in the carp family, Cyprinidae. 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]

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The fish reaches a maximum length of about 15 centimeters. It lives in creeks, rivers, and pools. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 NatureServe (2013). "Cyprinella camura". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2013: e.T202077A15363294. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T202077A15363294.en . Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  2. Froese, R. and D. Pauly, Eds. Cyprinella camura. FishBase. 2011.


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