Cyprinella whipplei
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.
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Family: | Cyprinidae |
| Subfamily: | Leuciscinae |
| Genus: | Cyprinella |
| Species: | C. whipplei |
| Binomial name | |
| Cyprinella whipplei Girard, 1856 | |
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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.
References
- NatureServe (2016). "Cyprinella whipplei". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016. Retrieved 14 April 2017.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
- "Cyprinella whipplei Girard, 1856". FishBase.
- "Family Cyprinidae--Minnow Family". Illinois Department of Natural Resources. Archived from the original on 2012-03-18.
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