Central stoneroller (Campostoma anomalum)

Scientific name: Campostoma anomalum Rafinesque, 1820

Central stoneroller (Campostoma anomalum)

The Central stoneroller (Campostoma anomalum) is a freshwater fish of the family Cyprinidae.

Biology

Inhabit rocky riffles, runs, and pools of headwaters, creeks and small to large rivers. Subadults and adults feed on detritus, filamentous algae, diatoms and occasionally on small aquatic insects; young on rotifers and microcrustacea.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Campostoma anomalum
Family
Cyprinidae (Minnows or carps)
Order
Cypriniformes (Carps)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
22.0
Common length
18.7
Environment
Freshwater; benthopelagic
Climate
Subtropical
Distribution
North America: widespread across most of eastern and central USA in Atlantic, Great Lakes, Mississippi River, Hudson Bay basins from New York west to North Dakota and Wyoming and south to South Carolina and Texas, USA; Thames River system in Canada; from Galveston Bay in Texas to Rio Grande in Mexico.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Resilience
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Fec=623)

Sources

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

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