Largemouth shiner (Cyprinella bocagrande)

Scientific name: Cyprinella bocagrande Chernoff & Miller, 1982

The Largemouth shiner (Cyprinella bocagrande) is a freshwater fish of the family Cyprinidae. Native range: North America, endemic to Guzman basin, northern Mexico.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 8-9; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 7 - 9; Vertebrae: 30 - 32. Modally 8 anal-fin rays; 29 or more predorsal circumferential scales; absence of basicaudal spot; breast fully scaled; upper jaw large, length greater than 9.4% SL, extending under orbit; gular stripe reaching under orbit, not to isthmus; breeding males with many large tubercles over head, with narrow gap on rostrum, not organized into rows, less than 16 non-marginal tubercles on caudal-peduncle scales; both breeding males and females with distinct plum-colored lateral stripe below iridescent light-yellow stole; and scapular bar absent or weak; mouth terminal to subterminal.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Cyprinella bocagrande
Family
Cyprinidae (Minnows or carps)
Order
Cypriniformes (Carps)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
4.1
Environment
Freshwater; benthopelagic
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
North America: endemic to Guzman basin, northern Mexico.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Critically Endangered (CR) (A2e, C2b)
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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