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Lythrurus roseipinnis (Hay, 1885) Cherryfin shiner |
| Family: | Leuciscidae (Minnows), subfamily: Pogonichthyinae | |||
| Max. size: | 7.5 cm TL (male/unsexed); max. reported age: 1 years | |||
| Environment: | benthopelagic; freshwater | |||
| Distribution: | North America: Gulf drainages from extreme lower Mobile Bay basin in Alabama to Lake Pontchartrain in Louisiana, USA; Yazoo River, Big Black River and Bayou Pierre drainages (Mississippi River basin) in Mississippi, USA. | |||
| Diagnosis: | ||||
| Biology: | Inhabits sand-bottomed and gravel-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 | |||