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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
Black
Tropical
Restricted distribution
SmallThe 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.
- Class
- Teleosts
- Family
- Cyprinidae
- Genus
- Lythrurus
- Maximum length
- 6.5 cm
- Water
- Freshwater
- Distribution
- North America: Apalachicola (including upper Flint River), Choctawhatchee, Yellow and Escambia river drainages in western Georgia, southeastern Alabama and Florida, USA. Introduced into Old Town Creek (Tallapoosa River system), Bullock County in Alabama. Above Fall Line only in Apalachicola drainage.
- Conservation status
- LCLeast Concern
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Order
Family
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