Cyprinella

Cyprinella
Cyprinella trichroistia
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Genus: Cyprinella
Girard, 1856
Species

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Cyprinella is a genus of fish in the family Cyprinidae, the carps and minnows. They are known as the satinfin shiners.[1] They are native to North America, and some are among the most common freshwater fish species on the eastern side of the continent.[2]

The largest species reach around 12 centimeters in length. Breeding males often develop bright coloration.[2] Fish of the genus produce audible sounds during courtship and conflict.[3]

Species

There are currently 32 recognized species in this genus:[4]

Cyprinella analostana

References

  1. Cyprinella. Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS).
  2. 2.0 2.1 Broughton, R. E. and J. R. Gold. (2000). Phylogenetic relationships in the North American cyprinid genus Cyprinella (Actinopterygii: Cyprinidae) based on sequences of the mitochondrial ND2 and ND4L genes. Copeia 2000(1) 1-10.
  3. Phillips, C. T. and C. E. Johnston. (2008). Geographical divergence of acoustic signals in Cyprinella galactura, the whitetail shiner (Cyprinidae). Animal Behaviour 75(2), 617-26.
  4. Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2012). Species of Cyprinella in FishBase. December 2012 version.