Red shiner (Cyprinella lutrensis) fish species and information / pictures of Red shiner - Cyprinella lutrensis

Red shiner (Cyprinella lutrensis) fish species information

Scientific Name
Cyprinella lutrensis

Common Name
Red shiner

Biology
Inhabits silty, sandy, and rocky pools and runs, sometimes riffles, of creeks and small to medium rivers. Tolerates siltation and high turbidity (Ref. 5723). Feeds on terrestrial and aquatic insects, and algae (Ref. 10294).

Classification

Classified By

Baird & Girard, 1853

Class

Ray-finned fishes (Actinopterygii)

Order

Carps (Cypriniformes)

Family

Minnows or carps (Cyprinidae)

Distribution

Region

North America

Distribution

North America: Mississippi River basin from southern Wisconsin and eastern Indiana to South Dakota and Wyoming and south to Louisiana, USA; Gulf drainages west of Mississippi River to Rio Grande in Texas, New Mexico and Colorado, USA. Widely introduced elsewhere in USA. Also in northern Mexico.

Range

44°N - 26°N

Environment

Climate

Temperate

Water Temperature From

15 °C

Water Temperature To

25 °C

Depth From - meters

Unknown m

Depth To - meters

Unknown m

Zone

benthopelagic

Environment

Freshwater; ; pH range: 7.0 - 7.5; dH range: 10 - 20 benthopelagic

Trophic Level

2.82 s.e. 0.32 Based on food items.

Occurs in Marine / Salt water

False

Occurs in Brackish water

False

Occurs in Fresh Water

True

Occurs on Reefs

False

Is kept in Aquariums

True

Physical Size and Genetics

Maximum Length

9.0 cm

Common Length

5.0 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

Aquarium: commercial

Vulnerability

Low vulnerability (15 of 100)

Resilience

High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (tmax=3; Fec=684)

Threat To Humans

Harmless

IUCN Red List Status

Not Evaluated