Pretty shiner (Lythrurus bellus)

Scientific name: Lythrurus bellus Hay, 1881

Pretty shiner (Lythrurus bellus)

The Pretty shiner (Lythrurus bellus) is a freshwater fish of the family Cyprinidae. Native range: North America, Mobile Bay drainage, Bear and Yellow Creek systems (in Tennessee River drainage) in Alabama and Mississippi, USA.

Biology

Adults inhabit sand-bottomed and clay-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 bellus
Family
Cyprinidae (Minnows or carps)
Order
Cypriniformes (Carps)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
7.5
Common length
4.8
Environment
Freshwater; benthopelagic
Climate
Temperate
Distribution
North America: Mobile Bay drainage, Bear and Yellow Creek systems (in Tennessee River drainage) in Alabama and Mississippi, USA.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Least Concern (LC)
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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