Blacktip shiner (Lythrurus atrapiculus)

Scientific name: Lythrurus atrapiculus Snelson, 1972

Blacktip shiner (Lythrurus atrapiculus)

The Blacktip shiner (Lythrurus atrapiculus) is a freshwater fish of the family Cyprinidae. Native range: North America, Apalachicola, Choctawhatchee, Yellow and Escambia River drainages in western Georgia, southeastern Alabama and Florida, USA.

Biology

Adults inhabit sand and gravel-bottomed pools, sometimes runs, of headwaters, creeks and small rivers. Oviparous, probably open substratum spawners like congeners.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Lythrurus atrapiculus
Family
Cyprinidae (Minnows or carps)
Order
Cypriniformes (Carps)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
6.5
Common length
4.1
Environment
Freshwater; benthopelagic
Climate
Temperate
Distribution
North America: Apalachicola, Choctawhatchee, Yellow and Escambia River drainages in western Georgia, southeastern Alabama and Florida, USA.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Resilience
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

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