Ribbon shiner (Lythrurus fumeus)

Scientific name: Lythrurus fumeus Evermann, 1892

Ribbon shiner (Lythrurus fumeus)

The Ribbon shiner (Lythrurus fumeus) is a freshwater fish of the family Cyprinidae.

Biology

Adults occur in quiet, usually turbid, mud-bottomed or sand-bottomed pools of headwaters, creeks and small rivers; also inhabit small to moderate streams. Oviparous, probably open substratum spawners like congeners.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Lythrurus fumeus
Family
Cyprinidae (Minnows or carps)
Order
Cypriniformes (Carps)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
7.0
Common length
4.5
Environment
Freshwater; benthopelagic
Climate
Subtropical
Distribution
North America: Mississippi River basin in central Illinois, southwestern Indiana and western Kentucky to northwestern Alabama, Louisiana and eastern Oklahoma, USA; Gulf drainages from Lake Pontchartrain in Louisiana to Navidad River in Texas, 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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