Lantern minnow (Tampichthys ipni)

Species facts

Scientific name

Tampichthys ipni

Family

Cyprinidae (Minnows or carps)

Order

Cypriniformes (Carps)

Class

Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)

Maximum length

9.0

Environment

Freshwater; benthopelagic

Climate

Subtropical

Distribution

North America: Barranca de Venados, Puente Venado, R?o de Metztitl?n, Hidalgo, Mexico (type locality). South of the R?o P?nuco in five coastal rivers Tuxpan, Cazones, Tecolutla, Nautla and Misantla rivers) of the eastern stretch of the Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt (TMB) at 20?N.

Conservation status (IUCN)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

Harmless

Uses

Fisheries:

Resilience

High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)