北方刺鱥

北方刺鱥学名Lepidomeda copei)为辐鳍鱼纲鲤形目雅罗鱼科的其中一,被IUCN列为近危保育类动物,分布于北美洲美国怀俄明州爱达荷州犹他州蛇河熊河流域,主要特征为体延长且侧扁,眼大,口端位鳞片小,外观似皮革,侧线鳞片68-85枚,银蓝色背面和侧面有黑色斑点,背鳍具8条鳍条,臀鳍有8条射线,咽齿1,4-4,1至2,5-4,2,繁殖期时雄鱼臀鳍基部、尾鳍下部和鳃盖上缘红色,体长可达15公分,它的栖息地是凉爽的小溪和水流适中的河流,成鱼聚集在水池或浅滩中,而幼鱼则喜欢靠近岸边有灌木丛的安静区域。

北方刺鱥
科学分类 编辑
界: 动物界 Animalia
门: 脊索动物门 Chordata
纲: 辐鳍鱼纲 Actinopteri
目: 鲤形目 Cypriniformes
科: 雅罗鱼科 Leuciscidae
属: 刺鱥属 Lepidomeda
种:
北方刺鱥 L. copei
二名法
Lepidomeda copei
异名
  • Squalius copei Jordan & Gilbert, 1881
  • Cheonda copei (Jordan & Gilbert, 1881)
  • Gila copei (Jordan & Gilbert, 1881)
  • Snyderichthys copei (Jordan & Gilbert, 1881)

参考文献

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