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Cyprinella camura

(Jordan and Meek, 1884)

Bluntface Shiner

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G5SecureGlobal Rank
Least concernIUCN
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.106293
Element CodeAFCJB49060
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryVertebrate Animal
IUCNLeast concern
Endemicendemic to a single nation
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumCraniata
ClassActinopterygii
OrderCypriniformes
FamilyLeuciscidae
GenusCyprinella
Synonyms
Notropis camurus(Jordan and Meek, 1884)
Concept Reference
Robins, C.R., R.M. Bailey, C.E. Bond, J.R. Brooker, E.A. Lachner, R.N. Lea, and W.B. Scott. 1991. Common and scientific names of fishes from the United States and Canada. American Fisheries Society, Special Publication 20. 183 pp.
Taxonomic Comments
Removed from genus Notropis and placed in genus (formerly subgenus) Cyprinella by Mayden (1989); this change was adopted in the 1991 AFS checklist (Robins et al. 1991). The two disjunct populations may warrant recognition as separate subspecies or species (Gibbs 1961, Mayden 1989).
Conservation Status
Rank MethodExpertise without calculation
Review Date2011-11-16
Change Date1996-09-18
Edition Date2011-11-16
Edition AuthorsHammerson, G.
Range Extent20,000-200,000 square km (about 8000-80,000 square miles)
Number of Occurrences81 - 300
Range Extent Comments
This species is represented by two disjunct populations, east and west of the Mississippi River. (1) Direct tributaries of the Mississippi River and eastern tributaries of the lower Tennessee River, in the Former Mississippi Embayment of western Kentucky, Tennessee, Mississippi, and eastern Louisiana. (2) Arkansas River drainage, eastern Kansas, eastern Oklahoma, southwestern Missouri, and northwestern Arkansas (Page and Burr 2011). The type locality (Ft. Lyon, Colorado) is suspect, and records from the Osage River system and White River are thought to be erroneous (Mayden 1989).
Occurrences Comments
This species is represented by a large number of occurrences (subpopulations).
Threat Impact Comments
No major threats are known.
Ecology & Habitat

Habitat

Habitat includes sandy and rocky pools and runs of clear to turbid creeks and small to medium rivers (Pages and Burr 2011); Eastern populations may occur over sand; in west, typically over gravel or rubble (Mayden 1989). Generally this shiner does not occur in low gradient habitats. Adults generally are in fast riffles and raceways; young typically are in or close to these habitats but also in shallow pools (Mayden 1989). Eggs are deposited in crevices.

Reproduction

Spawns late spring and early summer (usually early June to mid-July) in Kansas/Missouri, at temperature of at least 25 C. In Kansas, lives up to 2-3 years.
Other Nations (1)
United StatesN5
ProvinceRankNative
MassachusettsSNANo
OklahomaS1Yes
KansasS4Yes
LouisianaS2Yes
ArkansasSHYes
TennesseeS5Yes
MississippiS5Yes
KentuckyS1Yes
MissouriS2Yes
Threat Assessments
ThreatScopeSeverityTiming
No known threats———

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Roadless Areas (1)
Mississippi (1)
AreaForestAcres
Sandy Creek Rare Ii AreaHomochitto National Forest2,620
References (18)
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