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Lythrurus
''Lythrurus'', the finescale shiners, is a genus of cyprinid fish found in North America. There are currently 11 species in this genus. Species * ''Lythrurus alegnotus'' ( Snelson, 1972) (warrior shiner) * ''Lythrurus ardens'' (Cope, 1868) (rosefin shiner) * ''Lythrurus atrapiculus'' ( Snelson, 1972) (blacktip shiner) * ''Lythrurus bellus'' ( O. P. Hay, 1881) (pretty shiner) * ''Lythrurus fasciolaris'' ( C. H. Gilbert, 1891) (scarletfin shiner, scarlet shiner) * ''Lythrurus fumeus'' ( Evermann, 1892) (ribbon shiner) * ''Lythrurus lirus'' ( D. S. Jordan, 1877) (mountain shiner) * ''Lythrurus matutinus'' (Cope, 1870) (pinewoods shiner) * ''Lythrurus roseipinnis'' ( O. P. Hay, 1885) (cherryfin shiner) * '' Lythrurus snelsoni'' ( H. W. Robison, 1985) (Ouachita shiner) * ''Lythrurus umbratilis The redfin shiner (''Lythrurus umbratilis'') is a freshwater fish in the family Cyprinidae. The redfin shiner is most commonly found in the Ohio and Mississippi River basins, as well as in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lythrurus
''Lythrurus'', the finescale shiners, is a genus of cyprinid fish found in North America. There are currently 11 species in this genus. Species * ''Lythrurus alegnotus'' ( Snelson, 1972) (warrior shiner) * ''Lythrurus ardens'' (Cope, 1868) (rosefin shiner) * ''Lythrurus atrapiculus'' ( Snelson, 1972) (blacktip shiner) * ''Lythrurus bellus'' ( O. P. Hay, 1881) (pretty shiner) * ''Lythrurus fasciolaris'' ( C. H. Gilbert, 1891) (scarletfin shiner, scarlet shiner) * ''Lythrurus fumeus'' ( Evermann, 1892) (ribbon shiner) * ''Lythrurus lirus'' ( D. S. Jordan, 1877) (mountain shiner) * ''Lythrurus matutinus'' (Cope, 1870) (pinewoods shiner) * ''Lythrurus roseipinnis'' ( O. P. Hay, 1885) (cherryfin shiner) * '' Lythrurus snelsoni'' ( H. W. Robison, 1985) (Ouachita shiner) * ''Lythrurus umbratilis The redfin shiner (''Lythrurus umbratilis'') is a freshwater fish in the family Cyprinidae. The redfin shiner is most commonly found in the Ohio and Mississippi River basins, as well as in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lythrurus Fasciolaris
The scarlet shiner (''Lythrurus fasciolaris'') is a freshwater fish native to the eastern United States. Appearance and anatomy Scarlet shiners get their name from the bright coloration of breeding males, who display a vibrant red on their dorsal, caudal, pelvic, anal, and pectoral fins. The dorsal fin often has a dark blotch at the front of its base. Females and non-breeding males tend to display less distinct coloration on their bodies besides faint red on their fins. An adult's average length is , with a maximum of .Scarlet Shiner. ODNR Division of Wildlife: A to Z Species Guide. Retrieved October 27, 2013, from https://www.dnr.state.oh.us/Home/species_a_to_z/SpeciesGuideIndex/scarletshiner/tabid/22332/Default.aspx Scarlet shiners can be distinguished from the redfin shiner by the four to eleven saddle bands or tiger stripes over the back and upper sides, which can be seen more clearly on males, and have more slender bodies that are laterally compressed. They also have fewer a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lythrurus Lirus
the mountain shiner (''Lythrurus lirus'') is one of the 324 fish species found in Tennessee Tennessee ( , ), officially the State of Tennessee, is a landlocked state in the Southeastern region of the United States. Tennessee is the 36th-largest by area and the 15th-most populous of the 50 states. It is bordered by Kentucky to th .... The species is that not much data has been collected on in the years past. With a monitoring plan that could change. It is found in three main states Tennessee, Alabama, and Georgia. In Tennessee and Alabama the species is located in common rivers, and in Virginia the species can be found in drainages in Virginia, Tennessee and Northwestern Georgia. In addition, the species is nearly restricted to the Coosa River system above the Fall Line in the Alabama River drainage. The environment of the species is fresh benthopelagic water, and lives in a temperate range, 38°N-33°N. ''Lythrurus lirus'' typically prefers clear flowing creeks and/or s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lythrurus Alegnotus
The warrior shiner (''Lythrurus alegnotus'') is a species of fish that is native to Alabama. Description The shiner has a compressed body with large eyes and dark lips and chin. The upper body of the shiner has dark stripe and dots, and is a light olive color. The shiner is distinguishable from the blacktip shiner due to the dark strip around the side of the warrior shiner. The shiner is about 7.5 centimeters, with eleven to twelve anal fins. Breeding males have red colored fins. Taxonomy It was originally treated as a subspecies of the blacktip shiner. However, it has since been treated as a unique species by a number of sources. Habitat The shiner lives in small to medium sized freshwater streams with minimal gradient and substrate ranging from sand to bedrock. The shiner prefers to live in deep pools that are downstream from water willows. The fish mainly lives in the Black Warrior River system in Alabama. Populations of ''Lythrurus alegnotus'' co-exist with populations of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lythrurus Ardens
The rosefin shiner (''Lythrurus ardens'') is a species of fish native to the United States. The fish is omnivorous and lives in freshwater rivers and creeks in Virginia, North Carolina and West Virginia. Description The fish has a long and slender body. It also has eight dorsal fin-rays, anywhere from nine to eleven anal fin-rays, thirteen to fourteen pectoral fin-rays and eight pelvic fin-rays. The fish has a dark spot of pigment at the base of its first few dorsal-fins, which distinguishes ''Lythrurus ardens'' from similar looking fish in its habitat. In addition, the fish has a stripe that fades as it approaches the dorsa fin and several bands of coloration across the back of the fish. Habitat The fish lives throughout Virginia, North Carolina and West Virginia. The range of the fish is believed to have been accidentally increased when it was used as bait and escaped into the natural environment. For example, the fish is believed to have been introduced to the York River in V ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lythrurus Umbratilis
The redfin shiner (''Lythrurus umbratilis'') is a freshwater fish in the family Cyprinidae. The redfin shiner is most commonly found in the Ohio and Mississippi River basins, as well as in drainages of the Great Lakes, all of which are in the United States. The diet of the redfin shiner consists mostly of algae and small insects. This species prefers calm water in low-gradient streams over substrates of gravel or sand with some vegetation. Description The average adult redfin shiner is long. The redfin shiner is easily identifiable with its deeply compressed body, large eyes and attractive colors. Its body is a light olive color with a dusky stripe along the spine of the fish. The sides often appear very silvery with a reddish tint in the breeding males. Geographic distribution and habitat The redfin shiner occurs in the Great Lakes and their tributaries, as well as in the Mississippi River Basin; and south throughout the Ohio and Mississippi River basins west to Texas. These ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lythrurus Fumeus
The ribbon shiner (''Lythrurus fumeus'') is a species of freshwater fish of the cyprinid genus ''Lythrurus'' and is native to the United States. Description The ribbon shiner belongs to the family Cyprinidae. ''L. fumeus'' has a short snout that is rounded with a relatively large terminal mouth. The head is short with large eyes, and the diameter of the eye is greater than the length of the snout. The body is moderately deep, elongated, and laterally compressed. Its dorsal fin lacks the prominent black spot. This species has a dorsal fin that lacks the prominent black spot. The dorsal surface of the fish is typically an olive or straw color that has a silver overlay, and there is a dusky strip along its back. The ventral surface is a silvery white, and has a silver-black strip along its side. There are more than 21 predorsal scale rows, the scales are small, and there are 10-12 anal rays. The maximum length is 55 mm (2.16 inches). Diet Ribbon shiners school in mid or su ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rosefin Shiner
The rosefin shiner (''Lythrurus ardens'') is a species of fish native to the United States. The fish is omnivorous and lives in freshwater rivers and creeks in Virginia, North Carolina and West Virginia. Description The fish has a long and slender body. It also has eight dorsal fin-rays, anywhere from nine to eleven anal fin-rays, thirteen to fourteen pectoral fin-rays and eight pelvic fin-rays. The fish has a dark spot of pigment at the base of its first few dorsal-fins, which distinguishes ''Lythrurus ardens'' from similar looking fish in its habitat. In addition, the fish has a stripe that fades as it approaches the dorsa fin and several bands of coloration across the back of the fish. Habitat The fish lives throughout Virginia, North Carolina and West Virginia. The range of the fish is believed to have been accidentally increased when it was used as bait and escaped into the natural environment. For example, the fish is believed to have been introduced to the York River in V ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lythrurus Atrapiculus
The blacktip shiner (''Lythrurus atrapiculus'') is a freshwater ray-finned fish in the family Cyprinidae, the carps and minnows. It is found in the southeastern United States, particularly the Apalachicola, Choctawhatchee, Yellow and Escambia river drainages in western Georgia, southeastern Alabama and Florida Florida is a state located in the Southeastern region of the United States. Florida is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the northwest by Alabama, to the north by Georgia, to the east by the Bahamas and Atlantic Ocean, and to .... Its preferred habitat is sandy and gravel bottomed pools and runs of headwaters, creeks and small rivers. The Blacktip shiner measures about 6.5 centimeters. References {{Taxonbar, from=Q5642140 Lythrurus Freshwater fish of the United States Fish described in 1972 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lythrurus Bellus
The pretty shiner (''Lythrurus bellus'') is a freshwater ray-finned fish in the family Cyprinidae, the carps and minnows. It occurs in the Mobile Bay drainage, and the Tennessee River drainage of the Bear and Yellow Creek systems in Alabama and Mississippi Mississippi () is a state in the Southeastern region of the United States, bordered to the north by Tennessee; to the east by Alabama; to the south by the Gulf of Mexico; to the southwest by Louisiana; and to the northwest by Arkansas. Miss .... Its preferred habitat is sandy and clay bottomed pools and runs of headwaters, creeks and small rivers. References {{Taxonbar, from=Q6413592 Lythrurus Freshwater fish of the United States Fish described in 1881 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lythrurus Roseipinnis
The cherryfin shiner (''Lythrurus roseipinnis'') is a species of fish native to Mississippi, Alabama, and Louisiana in the southeastern United States. A 2007 analysis of the genus ''Lythrurus'' noted that individuals assigned to the cherryfin shiner exhibited significant genetic divergence and that there is greater genetic diversity within this species than current taxonomy reflects. Description It is distinguished by having black spots on the tips of its dorsal and anal fins. Males in breeding condition have pale to bright red fins, giving the fish the common name cherryfin shiner. It has a fairly large eye with a deep, compressed body that is pale olive above with a dusky stripe on its back. It also has a dark stripe on the rear half of its side and dusky colored lips and chin. Adults reach lengths up to and have 11-12 anal rays and 36-49 lateral scales. This fish is very similar to the pretty shiner, and their ranges meet north of Mobile Bay in southern Alabama, but are otherw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lythrurus Matutinus
The pinewoods shiner (''Lythrurus matutinus'') is a species of cyprinid fish, and one of the six species endemic to North Carolina North Carolina () is a state in the Southeastern region of the United States. The state is the 28th largest and 9th-most populous of the United States. It is bordered by Virginia to the north, the Atlantic Ocean to the east, Georgia and So .... The fish is about 8.6 cm. in length, and is the fourth longest fish endemic to North Carolina. The fish also has red tail, dorsal, and pelvic fins. The rest of it is gray, except for the area right under the dorsal fin. References Lythrurus Fish described in 1870 Fish of the Eastern United States Freshwater fish of the United States Endemic fauna of North Carolina {{Leuciscinae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |