Redfin shiner (Lythrurus umbratilis)

Scientific name: Lythrurus umbratilis Girard, 1856

Redfin shiner (Lythrurus umbratilis)

The Redfin shiner (Lythrurus umbratilis) is a freshwater fish of the family Cyprinidae.

Biology

Adults occur in quiet to flowing pools (often turbid) of headwaters, creeks, and small to medium rivers; also inhabit small, warm and low gradient streams. Oviparous, open substratum spawners.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Lythrurus umbratilis
Family
Cyprinidae (Minnows or carps)
Order
Cypriniformes (Carps)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
8.8
Common length
5.4
Environment
Freshwater; benthopelagic
Climate
Temperate
Distribution
North America: Great Lakes and Mississippi River basins in western New York, USA and southern Ontario, Canada to southeastern Minnesota and south to Louisiana, USA; Gulf drainages west of Mississippi River to San Jacinto River in Texas, USA.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Resilience
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (tm=1; tmax=3)

Sources

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

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