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Etymology: Cyprinella: Latin, cyprinus = carp (Ref. 45335); caerulea: From the word caerulea, meaning blue (Ref. 10294).
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Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Freshwater; benthopelagic. Subtropical; 35°N - 32°N
North America: Coosa and Cahaba River systems in southeast Tennessee, northwest Georgia and Alabama, USA.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 10.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 10294); common length : 6.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 12193)
Found in rocky runs of small to medium rivers (Ref. 5723, 86798). Adults feed on terrestrial insects and sometimes supplemented with mayfly and caddisfly immatures (Ref. 10294).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturities | Reproduction | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larvae
Page, L.M. and B.M. Burr, 2011. A field guide to freshwater fishes of North America north of Mexico. Boston : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 663p. (Ref. 86798)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00851 (0.00376 - 0.01926), b=3.06 (2.86 - 3.26), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 3.1 ±0.4 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resilience (Ref.
120179): High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (tm<1; Fec=152-610).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).