Blue shiner (Cyprinella caerulea)

Scientific name: Cyprinella caerulea Jordan, 1877

Blue shiner (Cyprinella caerulea)

The Blue shiner (Cyprinella caerulea) is a freshwater fish of the family Cyprinidae. Native range: North America, Coosa and Cahaba River systems from southeast Tennessee, northwest Georgia to Alabama, USA. Possibly extirpated from Cahaba River system.

Biology

Found in rocky runs of small to medium rivers. Adults feed on terrestrial insects and sometimes supplemented with mayfly and caddisfly immatures.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Cyprinella caerulea
Family
Cyprinidae (Minnows or carps)
Order
Cypriniformes (Carps)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
10.0
Common length
6.0
Environment
Freshwater; benthopelagic
Climate
Temperate
Distribution
North America: Coosa and Cahaba River systems from southeast Tennessee, northwest Georgia to Alabama, USA. Possibly extirpated from Cahaba River system.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Vulnerable (VU) (B1+2ac)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Resilience
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (tm

Sources

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

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