Largescale stoneroller (Campostoma oligolepis)

Scientific name: Campostoma oligolepis Hubbs & Greene, 1935

Largescale stoneroller (Campostoma oligolepis)

The Largescale stoneroller (Campostoma oligolepis) is a freshwater fish of the family Cyprinidae.

Biology

Inhabits rocky riffles and runs of clear creeks and small to medium rivers.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Campostoma oligolepis
Family
Cyprinidae (Minnows or carps)
Order
Cypriniformes (Carps)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
22.0
Common length
12.0
Environment
Freshwater; benthopelagic
Climate
Temperate
Distribution
North America: upper Mississippi River and Lake Michigan drainages; Ozarkian streams; Escambia River in Alabama, USA; Mobile Bay drainage in Georgia, Alabama and Mississippi, USA; parts of Green, Cumberland and Tennessee River drainages of Kentucky, Tennessee, Georgia and Alabama, USA.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Resilience
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (tmax=5)

Sources

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

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