Animalia > Chordata > Cypriniformes > Cyprinidae > Opsopoeodus > Opsopoeodus emiliae

Opsopoeodus emiliae (pugnose minnow)

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Wikipedia Abstract

Opsopoeodus emiliae (common name pugnose minnow) is a species of cyprinid fish found in the eastern North America. There are two recognized subspecies with the subspecies from Florida recognized as race peninsularis.
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Attributes

Adult Length [1]  2.362 inches (6 cm)
Brood Dispersal [1]  In a nest
Brood Egg Substrate [1]  Speleophils (cavity generalist)
Brood Guarder [1]  Yes
Litter Size [1]  600
Maximum Longevity [1]  3 years
Diet [2]  Omnivore, Planktivore, Detritivore
Female Maturity [1]  1 year 6 months

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Consumers

Parasitized by 
Plagioporus cooperi[3]
Pomphorhynchus lucyi[3]

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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
♦ 3Gibson, D. I., Bray, R. A., & Harris, E. A. (Compilers) (2005). Host-Parasite Database of the Natural History Museum, London
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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