Chiselmouth (Acrocheilus alutaceus)

Scientific name: Acrocheilus alutaceus Agassiz & Pickering, 1855

Chiselmouth (Acrocheilus alutaceus)

The Chiselmouth (Acrocheilus alutaceus) is a freshwater fish of the family Cyprinidae. Native range: North America, Fraser and Columbia River drainages in British Columbia in Canada, Washington, Idaho, Oregon, and Nevada, USA; Harney River basin in Oregon, USA.

Biology

Inhabits flowing pools and runs over sand and gravel in creeks and small to medium rivers; also in margins of lakes. Adults feed mainly on diatoms, also on filamentous algae; young feed on surface insects.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Acrocheilus alutaceus
Family
Cyprinidae (Minnows or carps)
Order
Cypriniformes (Carps)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
30.0
Common length
17.5
Environment
Freshwater; demersal
Climate
Temperate
Distribution
North America: Fraser and Columbia River drainages in British Columbia in Canada, Washington, Idaho, Oregon, and Nevada, USA; Harney River basin in Oregon, USA.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: minor commercial
Resilience
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (tm=3-4)

Sources

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

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