Bluefin stoneroller

The bluefin stoneroller (Campostoma pauciradii) is a fish in the family Cyprinidae endemic to the southeastern United States.

Bluefin stoneroller
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Subfamily: Leuciscinae
Clade: Pogonichthyinae
Genus: Campostoma
Species:
C. pauciradii
Binomial name
Campostoma pauciradii
Burr and Cashner, 1983[2]

Distribution

It is found primarily in the Altamaha and Apalachicola river watersheds in Georgia and Alabama. There are also records from the Alabama and Tennessee river watersheds in Georgia.[2]

Ecology

The bluefin stoneroller lives in rocky riffles, runs, and sometimes pools in streams.[3]

Life history

It can be distinguished from other members of the genus Campostoma by its number of gill rakers, which usually number 12-16, as well as the blue-green fin coloration in breeding males and meristic trait variation.[2][4]

References
  1. NatureServe (2013). "Campostoma pauciradii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2013: e.T201950A2731227. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T201950A2731227.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  2. Burr, Brooks M.; Cashner, Robert C. (1983). "Campostoma pauciradii, a new Cyprinid fish from southeastern United States, with a review of related forms". Copeia. 1983 (1): 101–116. doi:10.2307/1444703. JSTOR 1444703.
  3. "Campostoma pauciradii". FishBase. Retrieved June 2, 2013.
  4. Blum, Michael J.; Neely, David A.; Harris, Philip M.; Mayden, Richard L. (2008). "Molecular systematics of the Cyprinid genus Campostoma (Actinopterygii: Cypriniformes): disassociation between morphological and mitochondrial differentiation" (PDF). Copeia. 2008 (2): 360–369. doi:10.1643/ci-06-093. S2CID 86643529. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 15, 2009. Retrieved June 2, 2013.
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