Zacapu shiner (Notropis grandis)

Scientific name: Notropis grandis Dom?nguez-Dom?nguez, P?rez-Rodr?guez, Escalera-V?zquez & Doadrio, 2009

The Zacapu shiner (Notropis grandis) is a freshwater fish of the family Cyprinidae. Native range: Central America, known only from the Zacapu Lake and its outlet in Michoacan, Mexico.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 2; Dorsal soft rays (total): 7-9; Anal spines: 1 - 2; Anal soft rays: 6 - 7. Can be distinguished by the following combination of characters: anal fin with 6 branched rays, rarely 7; scales in a lateral series 42, rarely 40-41, or 43-45; 10-11 gill rakers in the first arch; a dark lateral stripe widens from approximately the pectoral fin origin to the dorsal fin origin, forming a slightly convex segment.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Notropis grandis
Family
Cyprinidae (Minnows or carps)
Order
Cypriniformes (Carps)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
4.6
Environment
Freshwater; benthopelagic
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Central America: known only from the Zacapu Lake and its outlet in Michoacan, Mexico.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries:

Sources

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

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