Bluntface shiner

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Bluntface shiner
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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]
  • Ciola camuraJordan & Meek, 1884
  • Notropis camurus(Jordan & Meek, 1884)

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]

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. 1 2 Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Cyprinella". Catalog of Fishes . California Academy of Sciences . Retrieved 9 March 2025.
  3. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Cyprinella camura". FishBase . October 2024 version.