Largescale stoneroller (Campostoma oligolepis) fish species and information / pictures of Largescale stoneroller - Campostoma oligolepis

Largescale stoneroller (Campostoma oligolepis) fish species information

Scientific Name
Campostoma oligolepis

Common Name
Largescale stoneroller

Biology
Inhabits rocky riffles and runs of clear creeks and small to medium rivers.

Classification

Classified By

Hubbs & Greene, 1935

Class

Ray-finned fishes (Actinopterygii)

Order

Carps (Cypriniformes)

Family

Minnows or carps (Cyprinidae)

Distribution

Region

North America

Distribution

North America: upper Mississippi River and Lake Michigan drainages; Ozarkian streams; Escambia River in Alabama, USA; Mobile Bay drainage in Georgia, Alabama and Mississippi, USA; parts of Green, Cumberland and Tennessee River drainages of Kentucky, Tennessee, Georgia and Alabama, USA.

Range

46°N - 32°N

Environment

Climate

Temperate

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

2 s.e. 0.00 Based on diet studies.

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

22.0 cm

Common Length

12.0 cm

Phylogenetic Diversity Index

PD50 = 0.5312 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 (31 of 100)

Resilience

Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (tmax=5)

Threat To Humans

Harmless

IUCN Red List Status

Not Evaluated