Invasive Species Compendium

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Cyprinella formosa
(beautiful shiner)

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Cyprinella formosa (beautiful shiner)

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Summary

  • Last modified
  • 12 June 2017
  • Datasheet Type(s)
  • Threatened Species
  • Preferred Scientific Name
  • Cyprinella formosa
  • Preferred Common Name
  • beautiful shiner
  • Taxonomic Tree
  • Domain: Eukaryota
  •   Kingdom: Metazoa
  •     Phylum: Chordata
  •       Subphylum: Vertebrata
  •         Class: Actinopterygii
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Identity

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Preferred Scientific Name

  • Cyprinella formosa Girard, 1856

Preferred Common Name

  • beautiful shiner

International Common Names

  • Spanish: carpita yaqui

Taxonomic Tree

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  • Domain: Eukaryota
  •     Kingdom: Metazoa
  •         Phylum: Chordata
  •             Subphylum: Vertebrata
  •                 Class: Actinopterygii
  •                     Order: Cypriniformes
  •                         Family: Cyprinidae
  •                             Genus: Cyprinella
  •                                 Species: Cyprinella formosa

Invasive Species Threats

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Invasive SpeciesWhere ThreatenedMechanismReferencesNotes
Micropterus salmoides (largemouth bass)Arizona; New MexicoPredationUS Fish and Wildlife Service, 1984
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