Cyprinidae

Blacktip shiner

Lythrurus atrapiculus

Six Point Five Centimeters Carp of North American Waters

• Black
• Gray
• Tropical
• Upper river
• Northern Hemisphere
• Restricted distribution
• Freshwater fish
• North America
• West Asia
• Small
• Tropical fish

The blacktip shiner (Lythrurus atrapiculus) is a freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Leuciscidae, the shiners, daces and minnows. It is found in the southeastern United States, particularly the Apalachicola, Choctawhatchee, Yellow and Escambia river drainages in western Georgia, southeastern Alabama and Florida. Its preferred habitat is sandy and gravel bottomed pools and runs of headwaters, creeks and small rivers.