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Lythrurus fumeus (Evermann, 1892) Ribbon shiner |
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photo by
Love, J.W. |
| Family: | Leuciscidae (Minnows), subfamily: Pogonichthyinae | |||
| Max. size: | 7 cm TL (male/unsexed) | |||
| Environment: | benthopelagic; freshwater | |||
| Distribution: | North America: Mississippi River basin in central Illinois, to northwestern Alabama, Louisiana and eastern Oklahoma, USA; Gulf drainages from Lake Pontchartrain in Louisiana to Navidad River in Texas, USA. | |||
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| Biology: | Occurs in quiet, usually turbid, mud-bottomed or sand-bottomed pools of headwaters, creeks and small rivers (Ref. 86798). Oviparous (Ref. 205). | |||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 01 March 2012 Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||
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