Lythrurus umbratilis
Lythrurus umbratilis (Girard, 1856)
Redfin shiner
Lythrurus umbratilis
photo by The Native Fish Conservancy

Family:  Leuciscidae (Minnows), subfamily: Pogonichthyinae
Max. size:  8.8 cm TL (male/unsexed); max. reported age: 3 years
Environment:  benthopelagic; freshwater
Distribution:  North America: Great Lakes and Mississippi River basins in western New York, USA and southern Ontario, Canada to southeastern Minnesota and south to Louisiana, USA; Gulf drainages west of Mississippi River to Trinity and San Jacinto rivers in Texas, USA.
Diagnosis:   
Biology:  Adults occur in quiet to flowing pools (often turbid) of headwaters, creeks, and small to medium rivers (Ref. 86798). They also inhabit small, warm and low gradient streams. Oviparous, open substratum spawners (Ref. 205, 52559). Migratory behaviour is undetermined (Ref. 126106).
IUCN Red List Status: Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 01 March 2012 Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless


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