Cherryfin shiner (Lythrurus roseipinnis)

Scientific name: Lythrurus roseipinnis Hay, 1885

The Cherryfin shiner (Lythrurus roseipinnis) is a freshwater fish of the family Cyprinidae.

Biology

Adults inhabit sand-bottomed and gravel-bottomed pools 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 roseipinnis
Family
Cyprinidae (Minnows or carps)
Order
Cypriniformes (Carps)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
7.5
Common length
4.0
Environment
Freshwater; benthopelagic
Climate
Subtropical
Distribution
North America: Gulf of Mexico drainages from Mobile Bay in Alabama to Lake Pontchartrain in Louisiana, USA; Yazoo River, Big Black River and Bayou Pierre drainages (Mississippi River basin) in Mississippi, USA.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Resilience
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (tmax=1)

Sources

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

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