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Chrosomus cumberlandensis (Mountain Blackside Dace; Blackside dace)

Synonyms: Phoxinus cumberlandensis
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Wikipedia Abstract

The blackside dace (Chrosomus cumberlandensis (syn. Phoxinus cumberlandensis)) is a species of ray-finned fish in the family Cyprinidae. It is endemic to the Cumberland River drainage in Kentucky and Tennessee as well as the Powell River drainage in Virginia in the United States. It is a federally listed threatened species. This fish is 50 to 65 millimeters in length. It is olive green in color with black speckling and a black stripe. During the breeding season in April through July the stripe becomes a deeper black, there are red areas on the upper parts, and the fins become yellow.
View Wikipedia Record: Chrosomus cumberlandensis

Endangered Species

Status: Endangered
View IUCN Record: Chrosomus cumberlandensis

Attributes

Adult Length [2]  3.15 inches (8 cm)
Brood Dispersal [2]  In the open
Brood Egg Substrate [2]  Lithophils (rock-gravel)
Brood Guarder [2]  No
Litter Size [2]  1,800
Maximum Longevity [2]  4 years
Water Biome [1]  Benthic, Rivers and Streams
Diet [1]  Herbivore
Female Maturity [2]  1 year

External References

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Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
♦ 1Myers, P., R. Espinosa, C. S. Parr, T. Jones, G. S. Hammond, and T. A. Dewey. 2006. The Animal Diversity Web (online). Accessed February 01, 2010 at animaldiversity.org
♦ 2Frimpong, E.A., and P. L. Angermeier. 2009. FishTraits: a database of ecological and life-history traits of freshwater fishes of the United States. Fisheries 34:487-495.
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0