Cyprinella whipplei

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Cyprinella whipplei
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Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Leuciscidae
Subfamily: Pogonichthyinae
Genus: Cyprinella
Species:
C. whipplei
Binomial name
Cyprinella whipplei
Girard, 1856
Synonyms
  • Notropis whipplei (Girard, 1856)

Cyprinella whipplei, the steelcolor shiner, is a freshwater fish species found in North America. It is common throughout Mississippi River basin and in the Black Warrior River system in Alabama.

Adults may reach a maximum size of 16 cm (6.3 in) while mean length is 8.8 cm (3.5 in). The maximum age reported in this species was three years. C. whipplei lives in schools on rocky or sandy floors of creeks and small rivers.

The fish was named in honor of Lieut. Amiel Weeks Whipple (1818-1863) the military engineer/surveyor, who led boundary survey team that collected the type specimen.[2]


References[]

  1. ^ NatureServe (2013). "Cyprinella whipplei". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2013: e.T202088A15364589. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T202088A15364589.en. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
  2. ^ Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (22 September 2018). "Order CYPRINIFORMES: Family LEUCISCIDAE: Subfamilies LAVINIINAE, PLAGOPTERINAE and POGONICHTHYINAEs". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 9 December 2021.
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