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Lythrurus bellus (Hay, 1881)

Pretty shiner
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United States (contiguous states) country information

Common names: Pretty shiner
Occurrence: endemic
Salinity: freshwater
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Known from Mobile Bay drainage, Bear and Yellow Creek systems (in Tennessee River drainage) in Alabama and Mississippi (Ref. 86798). Usually seen below Fall Line although avoids lower Coastal Plain (Ref. 86798).
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/us.html
National Fisheries Authority: http://www.nmfs.gov
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Page, L.M. and B.M. Burr, 2011
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Třpytivka nádherná, 美丽美洲石鱥, Kaunis rahkteibik, ... more

Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Teleostei (teleosts) > Cypriniformes (Carps) > Leuciscidae (Minnows) > Pogonichthyinae
Etymology: Lythrurus: Greek, lythron = blood + Greek, oura = tail; the red breeding colours in most members of this genus (Ref. 45335).

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Freshwater; benthopelagic.   Subtropical; 36°N - 32°N

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences |
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