Campostoma pauciradii

Campostoma pauciradii

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Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Genus: Campostoma
Species: C. pauciradii
Binomial name
Campostoma pauciradii
Burr and Cashner, 1983[1]

Campostoma pauciradii, commonly known as the bluefin stoneroller, is a fish in the family Cyprinidae endemic to the southeastern United States.

Distribution

Campostoma pauciradii is found primarily in the Altamaha and Apalachicola river watersheds in Georgia and Alabama. There are also records from the Alabama and Tennessee river watersheds in Georgia.[1]

Ecology

Campostoma pauciradii lives in rocky riffles, runs, and sometimes pools in streams.[2]

Life history

Campostoma pauciradii can be distinguished from other members of the genus Campostoma by its number of gill rakers, which usually number 12-16, as well as the blue-green fin coloration in breeding males and meristic trait variation.[1][3]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Burr, Brooks M.; Cashner, Robert C. (1983). "Campostoma pauciradii, a new Cyprinid fish from southeastern United States, with a review of related forms". Copeia 1983 (1): 101–116. doi:10.2307/1444703.
  2. "Campostoma pauciradii". FishBase. Retrieved June 2, 2013.
  3. Blum, Michael J.; Neely, David A.; Harris, Philip M.; Mayden, Richard L. (2008). "Molecular systematics of the Cyprinid genus Campostoma (Actinopterygii: Cypriniformes): disassociation between morphological and mitochondrial differentiation" (PDF). Copeia 2008 (2): 360–369. doi:10.1643/ci-06-093. Retrieved June 2, 2013.
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