Cuatro Cienegas shiner (Cyprinella xanthicara)

Scientific name: Cyprinella xanthicara Minckley & Lytle, 1969

Cuatro Cienegas shiner (Cyprinella xanthicara)

The Cuatro Cienegas shiner (Cyprinella xanthicara) is a freshwater fish of the family Cyprinidae. Native range: North America, Mexico.

Species facts

Scientific name
Cyprinella xanthicara
Family
Cyprinidae (Minnows or carps)
Order
Cypriniformes (Carps)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Environment
Freshwater; benthopelagic
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
North America: Mexico.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Endangered (EN) (A2ce)
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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