The bluntface shiner (''Cyprinella camura'') is a species of

fish Fish are aquatic, craniate, gill-bearing animals that lack limbs with digits. Included in this definition are the living hagfish, lampreys, and cartilaginous and bony fish as well as various extinct related groups. Approximately 95% of li ...

in the carp family,

Cyprinidae Cyprinidae is a family of freshwater fish commonly called the carp or minnow family. It includes the carps, the true minnows, and relatives like the barbs and barbels. Cyprinidae is the largest and most diverse fish family and the largest verte ...

. It is native to the United States, where it occurs in two disjunct populations on either side of the

Mississippi River The Mississippi River is the second-longest river and chief river of the second-largest drainage system in North America, second only to the Hudson Bay drainage system. From its traditional source of Lake Itasca in northern Minnesota, it f ...

. It is a common fish in its range, even abundant in some localities. The fish reaches a maximum length of about 15 centimeters. It lives in creeks, rivers, and pools.Froese, R. and D. Pauly, Eds
''Cyprinella camura''.
FishBase. 2011.

References

Cyprinella Fish of the United States Taxa named by David Starr Jordan Taxa named by Seth Eugene Meek Fish described in 1884 {{Leuciscinae-stub