Animalia > Chordata > Cypriniformes > Cyprinidae > Acrocheilus > Acrocheilus alutaceus

Acrocheilus alutaceus (Squaremouth; Hardmouth; Chiselmouth; Bouche coupante)

Synonyms: Acrocheilus alutaceum; Lavinia alutacea
Language: Czech; Mandarin Chinese; Salish

Wikipedia Abstract

The chiselmouth (Acrocheilus alutaceus) is an unusual cyprinid fish of western North America. It is named for the sharp hard plate on its lower jaw, which is used to scrape rocks for algae. It is the sole member of the monotypic genus Acrocheilus and is a close relative of the Gila western chubs.
View Wikipedia Record: Acrocheilus alutaceus

Attributes

Adult Length [1]  12 inches (30 cm)
Brood Dispersal [1]  In the open
Brood Egg Substrate [1]  Lithophils (rock-gravel)
Brood Guarder [1]  No
Litter Size [1]  18,400
Maximum Longevity [1]  8 years
Diet [2]  Omnivore, Planktivore, Detritivore
Female Maturity [1]  4 years 6 months

Protected Areas

Name IUCN Category Area acres Location Species Website Climate Land Use
Lake Roosevelt National Recreation Area V 103172 Washington, United States

Predators

Ptychocheilus oregonensis (Seatrout)[3]

Range Map

External References

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Citations

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
♦ 3FOOD OF THE SQUAWFISH Ptychocheilus oregonensis (Richardson) OF THE LOWER COLUMBIA RIVER, RICHARD B. THOMPSON, FISHERY BULLETIN 158 (1959)
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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