Beautiful shiner (Cyprinella formosa)

Scientific name: Cyprinella formosa Girard, 1856

Beautiful shiner (Cyprinella formosa)

The Beautiful shiner (Cyprinella formosa) is a freshwater fish of the family Cyprinidae. Native range: North America, San Bernardina Creek in southwest New Mexico and southeast Arizona, USA; also in Mexico. Presumed extirpated in the US; uncommon in Mexico.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 2; Dorsal soft rays (total): 7; Anal spines: 2; Anal soft rays: 14 - 16. Dorsal fin and caudal fins are colored gray, other fins colored white. In the middle of the body side, there is a dark gray strip.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Cyprinella formosa
Family
Cyprinidae (Minnows or carps)
Order
Cypriniformes (Carps)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
9.0
Environment
Freshwater; benthopelagic
Climate
Subtropical
Distribution
North America: San Bernardina Creek in southwest New Mexico and southeast Arizona, USA; also in Mexico. Presumed extirpated in the US; uncommon in Mexico.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Vulnerable (VU) (B2c+3c)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Resilience
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Last updated