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Teleostei (teleosts) >
Cypriniformes
(Carps) >
Leuciscidae
(Minnows) > Pogonichthyinae
Etymology:
Cyprinella:
Latin, cyprinus = carp (Ref.
45335
)
;
whipplei:
Named after Captain A. W. Whipple, who collected the type specimens (Ref.
10294
)
.
More on author:
Girard
.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
North America: Mississippi River basin from Ohio and West Virginia to Missouri and eastern Oklahoma, and south to northern Alabama and northern Louisiana; Black Warrior River system (Mobile Bay drainage) in Alabama, USA.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: L
m
 
?
  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 16.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref.
86798
); common length : 8.8 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref.
12193
); max. reported age: 3.00 years (Ref.
12193
)
Inhabits rocky and sandy runs, less often pools, of creeks and small to medium rivers. Common near riffles (Ref.
5723
,
86798
).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity
|
Reproduction
|
Spawning
|
Eggs
|
Fecundity
|
Larvae
Page, L.M. and B.M. Burr
, 2011. A field guide to freshwater fishes of North America north of Mexico. Boston : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 663p. (Ref.
86798
)
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804
): PD
50
= 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00851 (0.00376 - 0.01926), b=3.06 (2.86 - 3.26), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245
).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278
): 3.2 ±0.4 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resilience (Ref.
120179
): High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (tmax=3).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153
): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
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