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Cyprinidae
Mountain shiner
Lythrurus lirus
Seven Point Five Centimeters Carp from North American Waters
- Temperate
- Northern Hemisphere
- Restricted distribution
- Freshwater fish
- North America
- West Asia
- Small
- Temperate fish
Temperate
Restricted distribution
Freshwater fish
SmallMountain shiner is a freshwater fish from North America. It inhabits freshwater habitats. The species reaches a recorded maximum of 7.5 cm.
- Class
- Teleosts
- Family
- Cyprinidae
- Genus
- Lythrurus
- Maximum length
- 7.5 cm
- Water
- Freshwater
- Distribution
- North America: Tennessee and Alabama River drainages in Virginia, Tennessee, northwestern Georgia and Alabama, USA. Nearly restricted to Coosa River system above Fall Line in Alabama River drainage.
- Conservation status
- LCLeast Concern
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