Animalia > Chordata > Cypriniformes > Cyprinidae > Cyprinella > Cyprinella formosa

Cyprinella formosa (Sardinita de Santa Maria; Beautiful shiner)

Synonyms: Cyprinella santamariae; Moniana formosa; Notropis formosus; Notropis mearnsi; Notropis santamariae
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Wikipedia Abstract

The beautiful shiner (Cyprinella formosa) is a species of ray-finned fish in the family Cyprinidae. It is found in Mexico and Arizona and New Mexico in the United States. It is one of 22 species of Cyprinella found in North America.
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Attributes

Adult Length [1]  3.543 inches (9 cm)
Brood Dispersal [1]  Hidden
Brood Egg Substrate [1]  Speleophils (cavity generalist)
Brood Guarder [1]  No
Litter Size [1]  273
Maximum Longevity [1]  3 years
Diet [2]  Planktivore, Carnivore (Invertebrates)
Female Maturity [1]  1 year 6 months

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Attributes / relations provided by
♦ 1Frimpong, 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.
♦ 2Myers, 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
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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