Preferred Scientific Name
- Plagopterus argentissimus Cope, 1874
Preferred Common Name
- woundfin
Datasheet
Plagopterus argentissimus (woundfin)
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Top of page- Domain: Eukaryota
- Kingdom: Metazoa
- Phylum: Chordata
- Subphylum: Vertebrata
- Class: Actinopterygii
- Order: Cypriniformes
- Family: Cyprinidae
- Genus: Plagopterus
- Species: Plagopterus argentissimus
Invasive Species Threats
Top of page| Invasive Species | Where Threatened | Mechanism | References | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bothriocephalus acheilognathi | USA | Parasitism (incl. parasitoid) | Heckmann (2000); Heckmann (2009) | |
| Cyprinella lutrensis (red shiner) | Arizona; Nevada; Utah | Competition; Predation | NatureServe (2006) | |
| Cyprinus carpio (common carp) | Arizona; Nevada; New Mexico; Utah | Competition - monopolizing resources; Predation | US Fish and Wildlife Service (2008b) | |
| Gambusia affinis (western mosquitofish) | Arizona; Nevada; New Mexico; Utah | Competition - monopolizing resources; Predation | US Fish and Wildlife Service (2008b) | |
| Micropterus salmoides (largemouth bass) | Arizona; Nevada; New Mexico; Utah | Predation | US Fish and Wildlife Service (2008c) | |
| Notropis stramineus | USA; Arizona; New Mexico | Competition - monopolizing resources | ||
| Pimephales promelas (fathead minnow) | USA; Arizona; New Mexico | Competition | US Fish and Wildlife Service (2008) | |
| Tamarix ramosissima (saltcedar) | Arizona; Nevada; New Mexico; Utah | Ecosystem change / habitat alteration | US Fish and Wildlife Service (2008) |
References
Top of pageHeckmann RA, 2000. Asian Tapeworm, Bothriocephalus acheilognathi (Yamaguti, 1934) a recent cestode introduction into the western United States of America: control methods and effect on endangered fish populations. Proceedings of Parasitology, 29:1-24.
NatureServe, 2006. Downloadable animal datasets, NatureServe Central Databases. Arlington, Virginia, USA: NatureServe. http://www.natureserve.org/getData
US Fish and Wildlife Service, 2008. The Virgin River fishes: Woundfin (Plagopterus argentissimus) and Virgin River chub (Gila seminuda) 5-Year Review: Summary and Evaluation. Woundfin and Virgin River chub 5-Year Review., USA: US Fish and Wildlife Service.