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Campostoma ornatum (Mexican stoneroller)

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Wikipedia Abstract

The Mexican stoneroller (Campostoma ornatum) is a species of fish native to Arizona and Texas in the United States and parts of adjacent Mexico. It belongs to the carp family, Cyprinidae. There are three other species in this genus, Campostoma anomalum (the central stoneroller), Campostoma oligolepis (the largescale stoneroller), and Campostoma pauciradii (the bluefin stoneroller), which are morphologically similar.
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Attributes

Adult Length [1]  4.331 inches (11 cm)
Brood Dispersal [1]  Hidden
Brood Egg Substrate [1]  Lithophils (gravel-sand)
Brood Guarder [1]  No
Litter Size [1]  2,000
Maximum Longevity [1]  5 years
Diet [2]  Planktivore, Detritivore
Female Maturity [1]  2 years

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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