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Finescale Shiners
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Finescale Shiners

Lythrurus

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

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11 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 11 known species

Redfin Shiner

speciesLythrurus umbratilis

Scarlet Shiner

speciesLythrurus fasciolaris

Rosefin Shiner

speciesLythrurus ardens

Ribbon Shiner

speciesLythrurus fumeus

Pretty Shiner

speciesLythrurus bellus

Cherryfin Shiner

speciesLythrurus roseipinnis

Pinewoods Shiner

speciesLythrurus matutinus

Mountain Shiner

speciesLythrurus lirus

Blacktip Shiner

speciesLythrurus atrapiculus

Ouachita Mountain Shiner

speciesLythrurus snelsoni

Warrior Shiner

speciesLythrurus alegnotus

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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 89669.