Bluntface shiner
| Bluntface shiner | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Family: | Cyprinidae |
| Subfamily: | Leuciscinae |
| Clade: | Pogonichthyinae |
| Genus: | Cyprinella |
| Species: | C. camura
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| Binomial name | |
| Cyprinella camura (D. S. Jordan & Meek, 1884)
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The bluntface shiner (Cyprinella camura) is a species of fish in the carp family, Cyprinidae. It is native to the United States, where it occurs in two disjunct populations on either side of the Mississippi River. It is a common fish in its range, even abundant in some localities.[1]
The fish reaches a maximum length of about 15 centimeters. It lives in creeks, rivers, and pools.[2]
References
- ^ NatureServe 2013. Cyprinella camura. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2014.2. Downloaded on 25 August 2014.
- ^ Froese, R. and D. Pauly, Eds. Cyprinella camura. FishBase. 2011.
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