Lythrurus
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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.
Cyprinid
The family Cyprinidae, from the Ancient Greek kyprînos , consists of the carps, the true minnows, and their relatives . Commonly called the carp family or the minnow family, its members are also known as cyprinids...
fish found in North America
North America
North America is a continent wholly within the Northern Hemisphere and almost wholly within the Western Hemisphere. It is also considered a northern subcontinent of the Americas...
. There are currently 11 species in this genus.
Species
- Lythrurus alegnotus (Snelson, 1972) (Warrior shiner)
- Lythrurus ardens (CopeEdward Drinker CopeEdward Drinker Cope was an American paleontologist and comparative anatomist, as well as a noted herpetologist and ichthyologist. Born to a wealthy Quaker family, Cope distinguished himself as a child prodigy interested in science; he published his first scientific paper at the age of nineteen...
, 1868) (rosefin shiner) - Lythrurus atrapiculus (Snelson, 1972) (blacktip shiner)
- Lythrurus bellus (O. P. HayOliver Perry HayOliver Perry Hay was an American professor, herpetologist, ichthyologist, and paleontologist. From 1894-1895 he worked at the Field Museum of Natural History as Assistant Curator of Zoology where, despite his specialty in ichthyology, he worked in all non-ornithological fields of zoology...
, 1881) (pretty shiner) - Lythrurus fasciolarisLythrurus fasciolarisThe common name of Lythrurus fasciolaris is the scarlet shiner. It is one of the 324 fish species found in Tennessee....
(C. H. GilbertCharles Henry GilbertCharles Henry Gilbert was a pioneer ichthyologist and fishery biologist of particular significance to natural history of the western United States. He collected and studied fishes from Central America north to Alaska and described many new species...
, 1891) (scarletfin shiner, Scarlet shiner) - Lythrurus fumeus (EvermannBarton Warren EvermannBarton Warren Evermann was an American ichthyologist. He was born in Monroe County, Iowa, and graduated from Indiana University in 1886. For 10 years, he served as teacher and superintendent of schools in Indiana and California. He was professor of biology at the Indiana State University in...
, 1892) (ribbon shiner) - Lythrurus lirusLythrurus lirusThe common name of Lythrurus lirus is the mountain shiner. It is one of the 324 fish species found in Tennessee....
(D. S. JordanDavid Starr JordanDavid Starr Jordan, Ph.D., LL.D. was a leading eugenicist, ichthyologist, educator and peace activist. He was president of Indiana University and Stanford University.-Early life and education:...
, 1877) (mountain shiner) - Lythrurus matutinus (CopeEdward Drinker CopeEdward Drinker Cope was an American paleontologist and comparative anatomist, as well as a noted herpetologist and ichthyologist. Born to a wealthy Quaker family, Cope distinguished himself as a child prodigy interested in science; he published his first scientific paper at the age of nineteen...
, 1870) (pinewoods shiner) - Lythrurus roseipinnis (O. P. HayOliver Perry HayOliver Perry Hay was an American professor, herpetologist, ichthyologist, and paleontologist. From 1894-1895 he worked at the Field Museum of Natural History as Assistant Curator of Zoology where, despite his specialty in ichthyology, he worked in all non-ornithological fields of zoology...
, 1885) (cherryfin shiner) - Lythrurus snelsoni (H. W. Robison, 1985) (Ouachita shiner)
- Lythrurus umbratilisLythrurus umbratilisThe common name of Lythrurus umbratilis is the Redfin shiner. It is one of the 324 fish species found in Tennessee....
(GirardCharles Frédéric GirardCharles Frédéric Girard was a French biologist specializing in ichthyology and herpetology.Born in Mulhouse, France, he studied at the College of Neuchâtel, Switzerland as a student of Louis Agassiz. In 1847, he accompanied Agassiz as his assistant to Harvard...
, 1856) (redfin shiner)