Overview
Family : Minnows or carps .
Interesting Facts
Common Names
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Common Names in Czech:
Jelc, Jelcík cervenavý, Notropis Cervenomodr, Notropis cervenomodrý, Strevle Cervenomodr, Strevle cervenomodrá, Strevlice Pestr, Strevlice pestrá
Common Names in Danish:
Amerikansk R, Amerikansk rødfinnebarbe
Common Names in English:
red shiner
Common Names in Finnish:
Sinihohtaja
Common Names in German:
Amerikanische Rotflossenorfe
Common Names in Mandarin Chinese:
卢伦真小鲤, 盧倫真小鯉
Common Names in Spanish:
carpita roja
Description
Physical Description
Species Cyprinella lutrensis
Body: Mouth
and snout: Mouth terminal without any teeth. No barbels
.
Body patterning, color, and scales
: Solid silver or light olive.
Dorsal and caudal fins uniformly darkly pigmented
(often only diffuse
speckling); other fins
clear except in breeding males (see below).
32-36 Cycloid lateral line scales
, distinctly diamond shaped. Body
shape
and size: Body moderately deep and laterally compressed
; oval
in cross-section. Typically 50-75 mm (2-3 in) TL
; maximum about 200
mm (4 in).
Fins: Tail, dorsal and other fins: Forked
tail. Single dorsal fin
with 8 rays and no spines. Pelvic fins abdominal
. No adipose fin
.
Anal fin with 9 rays (rarely 8 or 10) and no spines.
Distinguishing characteristics: All dorsal fin membranes
are uniformly
darkly pigmented, 9 anal fin rays (rarely 8-10), a deep body (standard
length/depth usually < 3.5), and a blunt
snout. See also similar
species information.
Breeding adults: Males Head
, back, and sides bluish. Isthmus area
reddish, and a reddish vertical
crescent on the flanks several scale
rows
behind
the opercle. Pectoral
, pelvic
, anal
, and caudal fins
red; dorsal fin dark gray or black. Numerous
tubercles
cover
the
head and snout; smaller amounts of tubercles occur on the chin, flanks,
and fin rays
. Females fine tubercles on top of head and on back anterior
to dorsal fin.
Juveniles
: Similar to adults
.
Size/Age/Growth
Males are commonly 5 cm (Total Length) in length when caught/marketed, but may be as large as 9 cm (Total Length).
Habitat
Inhabits silty, sandy, and rocky pools and runs, sometimes riffles, of creeks and small to medium rivers . Tolerates siltation and high turbidity .
Biome: Marine .
Taxonomy
- Domain:
Eukaryota
(
)
- Whittaker & Margulis,1978
- eukaryotes
- Kingdom:
Animalia
()
- Linnaeus, 1758
- animals
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
()
- (Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983
- Branch:
Deuterostomia
()
- Grobben, 1908
- Infrakingdom:
Chordonia
()
- (Haeckel, 1874) Cavalier-Smith, 1998
- Phylum:
Chordata
()
- Bateson, 1885
- Chordates
- Subphylum:
Vertebrata
()
- Cuvier, 1812
- Vertebrates
- Infraphylum:
Gnathostomata
()
- Auct.
- Jawed Vertebrates
- Superclass:
Osteichthyes
()
- Huxley, 1880
- Class:
Osteichthyes
()
- Huxley, 1880
- Subclass:
Actinopterygii
()
- Infraclass:
Actinopteri
()
- Cohort:
Clupeocephala
()
- Order:
Cypriniformes
()
- Family:
Cyprinidae
()
- Genus:
Cyprinella
()
- Girard, 1856
- Specific name:
lutrensis
- Scientific name: - the United states, Canada, and Mexico Sixth Edition. Special Publication 29.
- Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-present. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Service
- Specific name:
lutrensis
- Genus:
Cyprinella
(
- Family:
Cyprinidae
(
- Order:
Cypriniformes
(
- Cohort:
Clupeocephala
(
- Infraclass:
Actinopteri
(
- Subclass:
Actinopterygii
(
- Class:
Osteichthyes
(
- Superclass:
Osteichthyes
(
- Infraphylum:
Gnathostomata
(
- Subphylum:
Vertebrata
(
- Phylum:
Chordata
(
- Infrakingdom:
Chordonia
(
- Branch:
Deuterostomia
(
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
(
- Kingdom:
Animalia
(
Synonyms
Cyprinella beckwithi Girard • Cyprinella billingsiana Cope • Cyprinella forbesi Jordan • Cyprinella gunnisoni Girard • Cyprinella lutrensis • Cyprinella suavis Girard • Cyprinella umbrosa Girard • Hypsilepis iris Cope • Leuciscus bubalinus Baird & Girard • Leuciscus lutrensis Baird & Girard • Leuciscus lutrensis Baird and Girard, 1853 • Moniana complanata Girard • Moniana couchi Girard • Moniana frigida Girard • Moniana gibbosa Girard • Moniana jugalis Cope • Moniana laetabilis Girard • Moniana leonina Girard • Moniana pulchella Girard • Nototropis forlonensis Meek • Notropis lutrensis (Baird & Girard • Notropis lutrensis blairi Hubbs
Notes
Name
Status: Accepted Name
.
Last scrutiny: Data
last modified by FishBase 16-May-1994
Similar Species
Fish Name Lateral Line Anal Fin Dorsal Fin Other Diagnostic Features Similarity Index Comments Common Shiner 34-40 highly elevated scales; lateral line decurved Usually 9 rays, rarely 8 or 10 8 rays; membranes generally unpigmented, rays outlined with dark pigment in breeding males Usually 25-32 (21-37) predorsal scales; little chin pigment Moderately similar Golden Shiner 42-54 rounded scales; lateral line strongly decurved 11-15 rays 8 rays (rarely 7 or 9); membranes generally unpigmented; fin light olive or yellowish 8 rays (rarely 7 or 9); membranes generally unpigmented; fin light olive or yellowish Scaleless keel in front of vent; 16-21 gill rakers Moderately similar Red Shiner 32-36 diamond-shaped scales; lateral line slightly decurved Usually 9 rays, rarely 8 or 10 8 rays; all membranes with uniform dark pigment Snout blunter and body deeper than spotfin shiner N/A Not native to WI; may occur here as a stray from populations further south. Spotfin Shiner 35-39 diamond-shaped scales; lateral line slightly decurved 8 rays 8 rays; membranes of last 2-3 rays pigmented; blotch-like in adults, a few speckles in juveniles Snout more pointed and body not as deep as red shiner Very similar Striped Shiner 36-40 highly elevated scales; lateral line decurved Usually 9 rays, rarely 8 or 10 8 rays; membranes generally unpigmented, rays outlined with dark pigment in breeding adults Usually 16-19 (13-23) predorsal scales; chin 1/3 pigmented Moderately similar Rudd 37-47 rounded scales; lateral line strongly decurved 11-13 rays 9-11 rays; membranes lack dark pigment but fin (including membranes) is red in adults Scaled keel in front of vent; 8-13 gill rakers Moderately similar Not established in WI. There is a very slight chance that a survivor from past bait-bucket introductions may be encountered.
Members of the genus Cyprinella
ZipcodeZoo has pages for 35 species and subspecies in this genus:
C. alvarezdelvillari (Tepehuan Shiner) · C. analostana (Satinfin Shiner) · C. bocagrande (Sardinita Bocagrande) · C. caerulea (Blue Shiner) · C. callisema (Ocmulgee Shiner) · C. callistia (Alabama Shiner) · C. callitaenia (Bluestripe Shiner) · C. camura (Bluntface Shiner) · C. chloristia (Greenfin Shiner) · C. formosa (Beautiful Scaled Characin) · C. formosa mearnsi (Beautiful Shiner) · C. galactura (Whitetail Sharkminnow) · C. garmani (Gibbous Shiner) · C. gibbsi (Tallapoosa Shiner) · C. labrosa (Thicklip Shiner) · C. leedsi (Bannerfin Shiner) · C. lepida (Edwards Plateau Shiner) · C. lutrensis (Red Shiner) · C. lutrensis blairi (Red Shiner) · C. monacha (Turquoise Shiner) · C. nivea (Whitefin Shiner) · C. ornata (Ornate Shiner) · C. panarcys (Conchos Shiner) · C. proserpina (Prosperine Shiner) · C. proserpine (Proserpine Shiner) · C. pyrrhomelas (Fieryblack Shiner) · C. rutila (Mexican Red Shiner) · C. spiloptera (Spotfin Shiner) · C. texana (Weed Shiner) · C. trichroistia (Tricolor Shiner) · C. venusta (Blacktail Sergeant) · C. whipplei (Steelcolor Shiner) · C. whipplii (Steelcolor Shiner) · C. xaenura (Altamaha Shiner) · C. xanthicara (Cuatro Cienegas Shiner)
More Info
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Further Reading
- A checklist of the vertebrate animals of Kansas / George D. Potts, Joseph T. Collins. [Lawrence, Kan.]: Museum of Natural History, University of Kansas, 1991. url p. 26.
- A manual of land and fresh water vertebrate animals of the United States (exclusive of birds) by Henry Sherring Pratt. .. Philadelphia, P. Blakiston's Son & Co., inc.[c1935] url p. 75.
- Annotated catalog of type specimens in the Illinois Natural History Survey Fish Collection / [Champaign, Ill.]: Illinois Natural History Survey, [1997] url p. 256, p. 257, p. 262, p. 263, p. 297.
- Bulletin / Illinois Natural History Survey. Urbana, State of Illinois, Dept. of Registration and Education, Natural History Survey Division, 1918-1985. url p. 116, p. 482, p. 496.
- Bulletin of the Southern California Academy of Sciences Los Angeles, Calif.: The Academy, 1971- url p. 137.
- California fish and game. [San Francisco, etc.]: State of California, Resources Agency, Dept. of Fish and Game. url p. 56.
- Fishes in Kansas / Frank B. Cross, Joseph T. Collins; foreword by John E. Hayes, Jr. Lawrence, Kan.: University of Kansas Natural History Museum: c1995. url fig. 23, page 265, figs. 24-25, page 266, fig. 26, page 267, p. 56, p. xiv.
- Harmful non-indigenous species in the U.S.: hearings before the Committee on Governmental Affairs, United States Senate, One Hundred Third Congress, second session, March 11 and 15, 1994. Washington: For sale by the U.S. G.P.O., Supt. of Docs., Congressional Sales Office, 1994. url p. 89.
- Illinois River Bluffs area assessment / Illinois Department of Natural Resources, Office of Scientific Research and Analysis, [and the] State Geological Survey Division. Springfield, Ill.: Illinois Dept. of Natural Resources, 1998- url p. 114, p. 117.
- Journal of the Kentucky Academy of Science. Lexington, KY: The Academy, 1998- url p. 187.
- Occasional papers of the Natural History Museum, the University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas. 1994 Lawrence, Kan.: The University, 1994-1996. url p. 1, p. 11, fig.1, page 12, fig. 4-5, page 14, p. 16, fig. 8, page 16, p. 19, p. 4, p. 5, p. 5, p. 6, p. 7, p. 9.
- Our living resources: a report to the nation on the distribution, abundance, and health of U.S. plants, animals, and ecosystems / [edited by], Edward T. LaRoe. .. [et al.]. Washington, DC: U.S. Dept. of the Interior, National Biological Service, 1995. url p. 151, p. 493.
- Phylogenetic studies of North American minnows: with emphasis on the genus Cyprinella (Teleostei, Cypriniformes) / by Richard L. Mayden. 1989 Lawrence: University of Kansas, 1989. url , , , fig. 51, page 110, fig. 57, page 117, fig. 61, page 125, fig. 65, page 129, fig. 66, page 133, fig. 71, page 145, fig. 73, page 148, fig. 77, page 153, fig. 78, page 155, fig. 80, page 159, fig. 84, page 169, fig. 85, page 170, p. 173, plate i, page 186, p. 2, fig. 30, page 36, fig. 36, page 41, p. 45, p. 49, p. 57, p. 59, p. 6, p. 68, p. 79, p. 98.
- The Bulletin of zoological nomenclature. London, International Trust for Zoological Nomenclature. url p. 240.
- The Canadian field-naturalist. Ottawa, Ottawa Field-Naturalists' Club. url p. 424, p. 514.
- The Great Basin naturalist. 51 1991 Provo, Utah: M.L. Bean Life Science Museum, Brigham Young University, 1939-1999. url tippie, deacon & ho, page 256.
- The changing Illinois environment: critical trends: technical report of the Critical Trends Assessment Project. Springfield, Ill.: Ill. Dept. of Energy and Natural Resources, 1994. url p. 193, p. 194.
- The fishes of Champaign County, Illinois: during a century of alterations of a prairie ecosystem / Champaign, IL: Illinois Natural History Survey, 1996. url p. 113, p. 114, p. 127, p. 64.
- Tulane studies in zoology and botany. 29 1994 New Orleans: Tulane University, [1968- url p. 132, p. 134.
Notes
Contributors
- American Fisheries Society. Common and Scientific Names of Fishes from the United states, Canada, and Mexico Sixth Edition. Special Publication 29.
- Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-present. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Zwaag, The Netherlands. Accessed January 10, 2012.
- FishBase. Release date: January 5, 2010
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed March 02, 2008. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from 9 providers.
- Hexazona
- Lyons, John. WiscFish.org University of Wisconsin, Center for Limnology, Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, University of Wisconsin Sea Grant. Provided photos, physical description, and table comparing similar species.
- Paxton, John (from FishBase).
- Ruggiero M., Gordon D., Bailly N., Kirk P., Nicolson D. (2011). The Catalogue of Life Taxonomic Classification, Edition 2, Part A. In: Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2011 Annual Checklist (Bisby F.A., Roskov Y.R., Orrell T.M., Nicolson D., Paglinawan L.E., Bailly N., Kirk P.M., Bourgoin T., Baillargeon G., Ouvrard D., eds). DVD; Species 2000: Reading, UK.
Data Sources
Accessed through GBIF Data Portal March 02, 2008:
- Canadian Museum of Nature: Canadian Museum of Nature Fish Collection
- FishBase: FishBase DiGIR Provider - Philippine Server
- GBIF-Sweden: Fishes (NRM)
- Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences, Rutgers University: Canadian Museum of Nature - Fish Collection (OBIS Canada)
- Los Angeles County Museum of Natural History: Vertebrate specimens
- Royal Ontario Museum: Fish specimens
- Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History: Santa Barbara Musem of Natural History
- Sternberg Museum of Natural History: Fish Collection
- UNIBIO, IBUNAM: CNPE/Coleccion Nacional de Peces
- University of Colorado Museum: Zoological specimens
- University of Kansas Biodiversity Research Center: Fish Collection
- University of Minnesota Bell Museum of Natural History: Fish specimens
Identifiers
- Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 125491
- Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: Fis-24190
- Fishbase Species ID: 2876
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 13534087
- Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 163792
- Natural Heritage Network Species Identifier: AFCJB49140
- Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 15664
