Bluntface shiner (Cyprinella camura)

Scientific name: Cyprinella camura Jordan & Meek, 1884

The Bluntface shiner (Cyprinella camura) is a freshwater fish of the family Cyprinidae.

Biology

Inhabits sandy and rocky pools and runs of clear to turbid creeks and small to medium rivers.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Cyprinella camura
Family
Cyprinidae (Minnows or carps)
Order
Cypriniformes (Carps)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
15.0
Environment
Freshwater; benthopelagic
Climate
Subtropical
Distribution
North America: tributaries of Mississippi and Tennessee rivers on Former Mississippi Embayment of Kentucky, Tennessee, Mississippi and eastern Louisiana in USA; Arkansas River drainage in southwestern Missouri, eastern Kansas, northwestern Arkansas and eastern Oklahoma, USA.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
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.

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