Bluntface shiner (Cyprinella camura) fish species and information / pictures of Bluntface shiner - Cyprinella camura

Bluntface shiner (Cyprinella camura) fish species information

Scientific Name
Cyprinella camura

Common Name
Bluntface shiner

Biology
Inhabits sandy and rocky pools and runs of clear to turbid creeks and small to medium rivers (Ref. 5723, 10294).

Classification

Classified By

Jordan & Meek, 1884

Class

Ray-finned fishes (Actinopterygii)

Order

Carps (Cypriniformes)

Family

Minnows or carps (Cyprinidae)

Distribution

Region

North America

Distribution

North America: tributaries of Mississippi and Tennessee rivers on Former Mississippi Embayment of Kentucky, Tennessee, Mississippi and eastern Louisiana in USA; Arkansas River drainage in southwestern Missouri, eastern Kansas, northwestern Arkansas and eastern Oklahoma, USA.

Range

39°N - 30°N

Environment

Climate

Subtropical

Water Temperature From

Unknown °C

Water Temperature To

Unknown °C

Depth From - meters

Unknown m

Depth To - meters

Unknown m

Zone

benthopelagic

Environment

Freshwater; benthopelagic

Trophic Level

3.18 s.e. 0.38 Based on size and trophs of closest relatives

Occurs in Marine / Salt water

False

Occurs in Brackish water

False

Occurs in Fresh Water

True

Occurs on Reefs

False

Is kept in Aquariums

False

Physical Size and Genetics

Maximum Length

15.0 cm

Common Length

Unknown cm

Phylogenetic Diversity Index

PD50 = 0.5000 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)

Human Uses and Population

Human Uses

Unknown

Vulnerability

Low to moderate vulnerability (25 of 100)

Resilience

High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Threat To Humans

Harmless

IUCN Red List Status

Not Evaluated