''Lythrurus'', the finescale shiners, is a genus of
cyprinid
Cyprinidae is a family of freshwater fish commonly called the carp or minnow family. It includes the carps, the true minnows, and relatives like the barbs and barbels. Cyprinidae is the largest and most diverse fish family and the largest ve ...
fish found in
North America. There are currently 11 species in this genus.
Species
* ''
Lythrurus alegnotus''
( Snelson, 1972) (warrior shiner)
* ''
Lythrurus ardens''
(Cope
The cope (known in Latin as ''pluviale'' 'rain coat' or ''cappa'' 'cape') is a liturgical vestment, more precisely a long mantle or cloak, open in front and fastened at the breast with a band or clasp. It may be of any liturgical colours, litu ...
, 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
The cope (known in Latin as ''pluviale'' 'rain coat' or ''cappa'' 'cape') is a liturgical vestment, more precisely a long mantle or cloak, open in front and fastened at the breast with a band or clasp. It may be of any liturgical colours, litu ...
, 1870) (pinewoods shiner)
* ''
Lythrurus roseipinnis''
( O. P. Hay, 1885) (cherryfin shiner)
* ''
Lythrurus snelsoni
The Ouachita shiner or Ouachita Mountain shiner (''Lythrurus snelsoni'') is a species of ray-finned fish in the family Cyprinidae.
It is found only in the upper Little River system in the Ouachita Mountains of Arkansas and Oklahoma in the Unite ...
''
( H. W. Robison, 1985) (Ouachita shiner)
* ''
Lythrurus umbratilis''
( Girard, 1856) (redfin shiner)
References
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Taxonomy articles created by Polbot
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