Cyprinodon variegatus variegatus Lacepède, 1803

Sheepshead minnow

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Classification	Actinopterygii \| Cyprinodontiformes \| Cyprinodontidae \| Cyprinodontinae
Synonyms	Cyprinodon variegatus, Cyprinodon gibbosus, Lebia ellipsoidea, ... more
Common names	... more

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Main reference

Page, L.M. and B.M. Burr. 1991. (Ref. 5723)
Other references | Biblio | Coordinator : Costa, Wilson J.E.M. | Collaborators

Size / Weight / Age

Max length : 9.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 27139); common length : 3.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 5217)

Environment

Benthopelagic; non-migratory; freshwater; brackish; marine

Climate / Range

Subtropical; -2°C - 42°C (Ref. 35682); 43°N - 8°N

North and South America: Massachusetts, USA to northeastern Mexico; also West Indies; northern coast of South America (Ref. 5217). Bahamas, Antilles, Gulf of Mexico, Yucatan and Venezuela (Ref. 26938).
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Short description

A short, deep-bodied, compressed fish. Scales large, dorsal profile straight from tip of snout to front of dorsal fin; dark marginal band on tail (Ref. 26938).

Occurs in hypersaline lagoons and connecting channels. Found on muddy bottoms in turbid waters (Ref. 5217). Omnivorous; consuming organic detritus and algae, as well as microcrustaceans, and dipteran larvae (Ref. 79012). Caught with fine-meshed nets. Very abundant and easily reproduced in captivity. Used as a forage fish in mariculture (Ref. 5217). Not a seasonal killifish. Is easy to maintain in the aquarium (Ref. 27139).


IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 57073)	Threat to humans
Not Evaluated	Harmless

Human uses
Aquarium: commercial; bait: usually


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Estimation of some characteristics with mathematical models

Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82805)

PD₅₀ = 0.5000

Resilience (Ref. 69278)

Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Assuming tm<1 and Fec<1000)


Vulnerability (Ref. 59153)	Price category (Ref. 80766)
Moderate vulnerability (36 of 100)	Not marketed/unknown

Entered by Froese, Rainer

Modified by Bailly, Nicolas

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