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Fayetteville, Arkansas: The University of Arkansas Press. ISBN 978-1-68226-103-3. LCCN 2019000731. Robison, Henry W.; Buchanan, Thomas M. (1988). Fishes of Arkansas. Fayetteville, Arkansas: The University of Arkansas Press. ISBN 1-55728-001-0. "Aquatic Fish Report" (PDF). Arkansas Wildlife Action Plan. Little Rock: Arkansas Game and Fish ...
Cyprinidae is a family of freshwater fish commonly called the carp or minnow family, including the carps, the true minnows, and their relatives the barbs and barbels, among others. Cyprinidae is the largest and most diverse fish family, and the largest vertebrate animal family overall, with about 3,000 species ; only 1,270 of these remain ...
The largescale stoneroller is found natively in many of North American streams, rivers, lakes, and creeks. [3] It is native to the Upper Mississippi River and Lake Michigan drainages of Wisconsin, eastern Minnesota, eastern Iowa, and northern Illinois; Ozarkian streams of central and southern Missouri, and northern Arkansas; Mobile Bay drainage, Georgia, Alabama, and eastern Mississippi; parts ...
The Cyprinidae are members of the carp family (the Cyprinidae) of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to order Cypriniformes.
There is limited information on the diet and feeding behaviors of plains minnows. Plains minnows feed on algae, microorganisms, and detritus. [7] During spawning, they have also been observed eating their own eggs. [13] [3] The plains minnow is likely preyed on by larger, invasive fish species including the bluegill and largemouth bass. [14]
Cypriniformes / s ɪ ˈ p r ɪ n ɪ f ɔːr m iː z / is an order of ray-finned fish, which includes many families and genera of cyprinid (carps and their kin) fish, such as barbs, gobies, loaches, botias, and minnows (among others).
The crucian carp is a medium-sized cyprinid, typically 15 centimetres (5.9 in) in body length, and rarely exceeds in weight over 2 kilograms (4.4 lb), [5] but a maximum total length of 64 centimetres (25 in) has been reported for a male, [6] and the heaviest published weighed 3 kilograms (6.6 lb).
These species are slim cyprinids with a flat belly and a sucking mouth; their shape indicates that they are at least in tendency rheophilic.They are distinguished from other cyprinids by a combination of features: As in their closest relatives, their lower lip is expanded at its posterior rim to form a round or oval sucking pad, the vomero-palatine organ is much reduced or completely lost, the ...