Campostoma
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Campostoma is a genus of small freshwater minnows commonly known as stonerollers, native to streams and rivers of North America.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Campostoma canonical | 1 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
genus
ⓘ
taxon ⓘ |
| bodySize | small ⓘ |
| class | Actinopterygii ⓘ |
| commonName | stonerollers ⓘ |
| conservationStatus | most species of least concern overall ⓘ |
| diet |
algae
ⓘ
detritus ⓘ periphyton ⓘ |
| distributionRegion |
central United States
ⓘ
eastern United States ⓘ southern United States ⓘ |
| ecologicalRole |
important grazer of stream algae
ⓘ
primary consumer ⓘ |
| family | Cyprinidae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| feedingType |
algivore
ⓘ
benthic grazer ⓘ |
| foundInDrainage |
Great Lakes basin
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Gulf of Mexico drainages NERFINISHED ⓘ Mississippi River basin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| habitat |
freshwater
ⓘ
gravel-bottom streams ⓘ riffles ⓘ rivers ⓘ streams ⓘ |
| hasSpecies |
Campostoma anomalum
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Campostoma oligolepis NERFINISHED ⓘ Campostoma ornatum NERFINISHED ⓘ Campostoma pauciradii NERFINISHED ⓘ Campostoma pullum NERFINISHED ⓘ Campostoma spadiceum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| maximumLength | about 18 cm ⓘ |
| morphologicalTrait |
robust body for life in current
ⓘ
subterminal mouth adapted for scraping substrates ⓘ |
| nativeTo |
Mexico
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
North America ⓘ United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| order | Cypriniformes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| parentTaxon | Cyprinidae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| reproduction | egg-laying ⓘ |
| sexualDimorphism | males develop nuptial tubercles during breeding season ⓘ |
| spawningHabitat | gravel nests ⓘ |
| taxonAuthor | Louis Agassiz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| taxonRank | genus ⓘ |
| typeSpecies | Campostoma anomalum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| typicalEnvironment | clear streams with moderate to fast current ⓘ |
| typicalLength | 5–10 cm ⓘ |
| vernacularNameLanguage | English ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.