Lythrurus roseipinnis
Cherryfin Shiner
NS
G5
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Actinopterygii (Ray-finned Fishes)
Cypriniformes (Carps and Minnows)
Cyprinidae (Carps and Minnows)
Lythrurus
Lythrurus roseipinnis (Cherryfin Shiner)
Description
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Characters
Body shape: elongated.
Distribution
North America: Gulf drainages from extreme lower Mobile Bay basin in Alabama to Lake Pontchartrain in Louisiana, USA; Yazoo River, Big Black River and Bayou Pierre drainages (Mississippi River basin) in Mississippi, USA.
Habitat Associations
Freshwater. benthopelagic. Found in: streams.
Biology
Inhabits sand-bottomed and gravel-bottomed pools of headwaters, creeks and small rivers (Ref. 86798). Oviparous (Ref. 205).
Max length: 7.5 cm TL; common length: 4.0 cm TL; max age: 1 years.
Reproductive mode: dioecism; fertilization: external; nonguarders (open water/substratum egg scatterers); parental care: none.
IUCN Red List Status: Least Concern (LC), assessed 2012-03-01. Resilience: High (tmax=1).
References
Breder, C.M. and D.E. Rosen (1966) Modes of reproduction in fishes. T.F.H. Publications, Neptune City, New Jersey. 941 p.
Page, L.M. and B.M. Burr (2011) A field guide to freshwater fishes of North America north of Mexico. Boston : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 663p.
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