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Luxilus cardinalis (Cardinal shiner)

Synonyms: Notropis cardinalis
Language: Czech; Mandarin Chinese

Attributes

Female Maturity [1]  1 year
Adult Length [1]  4 inches (11 cm)
Brood Dispersal [1]  Hidden
Brood Egg Substrate [1]  Lithophils (rock-gravel)
Brood Guarder [1]  No
Diet [2]  Omnivore, Planktivore
Litter Size [1]  1,500
Maximum Longevity [1]  4 years

Institutions (Zoos, etc.)

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Institution Infraspecies / Breed 
Tulsa Zoo & Living Museum

Range Map

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America, North - Inland waters; Arkansas; Nearctic; North America: Arkansas River drainage in southwestern Missouri, northwestern Arkansas, eastern Kansas and eastern Oklahoma, USA; Red River drainage in USA. Population in upper Neosho River system (Arkansas River drainage) in central Kansas widely separ; North America: Arkansas River drainage in southwestern Missouri, northwestern Arkansas, eastern Kansas and eastern Oklahoma, USA; Red River drainage in USA. Population in upper Neosho River system (Arkansas River drainage) in central Kansas widely separated from population in middle Arkansas River drainage.; USA (contiguous states);

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Citations

Species recognized by , , FishBase in Catalog of Life 2011
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
Images provided by Google Image Search
Range map provided by NatureServe. 2010. Digital Distribution Maps of the Freshwater Fishes in the Conterminous United States. Version 3.0. Arlington, VA. U.S.A.
Weather provided by NOAA METAR Data Access
Institution information provided by International Species Information System - May 2011