Notropis heterolepsis

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Common Names

Description

Family Cyprinidae

Distribution: North America (northern Canada to southern Mexico), Africa, and Eurasia . Pharynx with 1-3 rows of teeth, each row with a maximum of 8 teeth. Usually thin lips , plicae or papillae absent; mouth sometimes suckerlike (Garra and Labeo). With or without barbels . Premaxilla usually borders the upper jaw making the maxilla entirely or almost entirely excluded from the gape. Usually protrusible upper jaw. Dorsal fin with spinelike rays in some. Primitive number of chromosomes 2n=50, some with 48; polyploidy exists. Maximum length at least 2.5 m to probably 3 m in Catlocarpio siamensis; many species less than 5 cm. Mainly non-guarders, but in some species males build nests and/or protect the eggs .The family Cyprinidae belongs to the Class Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes ) and the Order Cypriniformes. It contains 210 genera and 2010 species. It may be found in Brackish , and Freshwater environments and is primarily Primary freshwater. Many members of this family are used in the aquarium trade. Reproductively, most members of this family are nonguarders. The main mode of swimming of adult fish in this family is subcarangiform. Compared with other fish, the activity level of this family tends to be normal. Members of this family have been dated back to the Eocene epoch of the Tertiary period. This family may be found from 70° n to 34° s and 150° w to 170° e. Etymology of this family name : Greek, kyprinos = goldfish .

Taxonomy

Similar Species

Members of the genus Notropis

There are approximately 303 species in this genus. Here are just 100 of them:

N. stramineus · N. braytoni · N. topeka · N. rubescens · N. aguirrepequenoi (Sardinita Del Pilon) · N. alabamae · N. albiolus · N. albizonatus (Paleband Shiner) · N. alborus (Whitemouth Shiner) · N. altipinnis (Highfin Shiner) · N. altipinnis altipinnis · N. altipinnis chowanus · N. altipinnis neusensis · N. altipinnis nevensis · N. altipinnis tarensis · N. altipinnis whitei · N. altipinnis wrighti · N. amabilis (Texas Shiner) · N. amecae (Ameca Shiner) · N. ammophilus (Orangefin Shiner) · N. amnis amnis · N. amnis pinnosa · N. amoenus (Comely Shiner) · N. amplamala · N. analostana · N. analostana alalostana · N. analostana analostana · N. analostana chloristia · N. analostanus bosci · N. analostanus chloristius · N. analostomus · N. anogenus (Pugnose Shiner) · N. ardens lythrurus · N. ardens matutinus · N. ardens matutuina · N. arge · N. argo · N. ariommus (Popeye Shiner) · N. aritherinoides · N. artherinoides · N. asperifrons (Burrhead Shiner) · N. atheoinoides · N. atherenoides · N. atherinoides (Common Emerald Shiner) · N. atherinoides acutus · N. atherinoides atherinoides · N. atherinoides caddonis · N. atherinoides dilectus (Common Emerald Shiner) · N. atherinoids · N. atherionides · N. atherninoides · N. athernoides · N. atrocaudalis (Blackspot Shiner) · N. atromaculatus · N. aulidion (Durango Shiner) · N. aztecus · N. baileyi (Rough Shiner) · N. bairdi (Red River Shiner) · N. bairdi buccula · N. bellus alegnotus · N. bifrenatus (Bridle Shiner) · N. blennius (Poor Minnow) · N. boops (Bigeye Shiner) · N. braytoni (Tamaulipas Shiner) · N. brittani · N. buccata · N. buccatus (Silverjaw Minnow) · N. buccula (Smalleye Shiner) · N. buchanani (Ghost Shiner) · N. caddoensis · N. caddonis · N. cahabae (Cahaba Shiner) · N. calabazas · N. calientis (Yellow Shiner) · N. camarus · N. canalis · N. candidus (Silverside Shiner) · N. cayuga atrocaudalis · N. cercostigma · N. chalbaeus · N. chalybaeus (Ironcolor Shiner) · N. chalybaeus abbotti · N. chihuahua (Chihuahua Shiner) · N. chiliticus (Redlip Shiner) · N. chlorocephalus (Greenhead Shiner) · N. chrosomus (Rainbow Shiner) · N. chrysocephalus chrysocephala · N. chrysocephalus chrysocephalus · N. chrysocephalus isolepis · Notemigonus crysoleucas · N. coceogenis · N. comitus · N. cornutus chrysocephala · N. cornutus chrysocephalus · N. cornutus cornutus · N. cornutus crysocephalus · N. cornutus frontalis · N. cornutus frontinalis · N. cornutus isolepis · N. cumingii (Atoyac Chub)

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Notes

Contributors

• Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-2006. Systema Naturae 2000. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Accessed April 20, 2007.

Data Sources

Accessed through GBIF Data Portal March 18, 2008:

• European Environment Agency: EUNIS
• Finnish Museum of Natural History: Hatikka Observation Data Gateway
• FishBase: FishBase DiGIR Provider - Philippine Server
• GBIF-Sweden: Fishes (NRM)
• GBIF-Sweden: Swedish Board of Fisheries (Fiskeriverket) - Institute of Coastal Research
• GBIF-Sweden: Swedish Board of Fisheries (Fiskeriverket) - National Register of Survey testfishing
• GBIF-Sweden: Swedish Board of Fisheries (Fiskeriverket) - Swedish Electrofishing Registry
• Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences, Rutgers University: Taxonomic Information Sytem for the Belgian coastal area
• Institute of Nature Conservation PAS: National System of Proetcted Areas
• Marine Science Institute, UCSB: Paleobiology Database
• Museum national d'histoire naturelle: Ichtyologie
• NLBIF: Limnodata
• Royal Ontario Museum: Fish specimens
• Senckenberg: Collection Pisces
• UK National Biodiversity Network: Biological Records Centre - Database for the Atlas of Freshwater Fishes
• University of Alberta: University of Alberta Ichthology Collection
• University of Navarra, Museum of Zoology: Museum of Zoology, University of Navarra

Identifiers

• Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 17899063
• Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 696904

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