Biology:Lythrurus

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Short description: Genus of fishes

Finescale shiners
Lythrurus ardens.jpg
Rosefin shiner (Lythrurus ardens)
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Clade: Pogonichthyinae
Genus: Lythrurus
D. S. Jordan, 1876
Type species
Rutilus ruber
Species

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Lythrurus, the finescale shiners, is a genus of cyprinid fish found in North America. There are currently 11 species in this genus.

Species

  • Lythrurus alegnotus (Snelson, 1972) (warrior shiner)
  • Lythrurus ardens (Cope, 1868) (rosefin shiner)
  • Lythrurus atrapiculus (Snelson, 1972) (blacktip shiner)
  • Lythrurus bellus (O. P. Hay, 1881) (pretty shiner)
  • Lythrurus fasciolaris (C. H. Gilbert, 1891) (scarletfin shiner, scarlet shiner)
  • Lythrurus fumeus (Evermann, 1892) (ribbon shiner)
  • Lythrurus lirus (D. S. Jordan, 1877) (mountain shiner)
  • Lythrurus matutinus (Cope, 1870) (pinewoods shiner)
  • Lythrurus roseipinnis (O. P. Hay, 1885) (cherryfin shiner)
  • Lythrurus snelsoni (H. W. Robison, 1985) (Ouachita shiner)
  • Lythrurus umbratilis (Girard, 1856) (redfin shiner)

References

Wikidata ☰ Q3759556 entry