Blacktail shiner (Cyprinella venusta)

Scientific name: Cyprinella venusta Girard, 1856

Blacktail shiner (Cyprinella venusta)

The Blacktail shiner (Cyprinella venusta) is a freshwater fish of the family Cyprinidae.

Biology

Most common in sandy pools and runs of small to medium rivers. Also occurs in creeks and rocky pools and runs. Adult feeds on surface insects.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Cyprinella venusta
Family
Cyprinidae (Minnows or carps)
Order
Cypriniformes (Carps)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
19.0
Environment
Freshwater; benthopelagic
Climate
Subtropical
Distribution
North America: Gulf drainages from Suwannee River in Georgia and Florida to Rio Grande in Texas, USA; Mississippi River basin (mostly on Former Mississippi Embayment) from southern Illinois to Louisiana and west in Red River drainage to western Oklahoma, USA.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Least Concern (LC)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Resilience
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Fec=459)

Sources

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

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