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Pinewoods shiner
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Subfamily: Leuciscinae
Clade: Pogonichthyinae
Genus: Lythrurus
Species:
L. matutinus
Binomial name
Lythrurus matutinus
(Cope, 1870)
Synonyms
  • Alburnellus matutinus Cope, 1870

The pinewoods shiner (Lythrurus matutinus) is a species of cyprinid fish, and one of the six species endemic to North Carolina. The fish is about 8.6 cm. in length, and is the fourth longest fish endemic to North Carolina. The fish also has red tail, dorsal, and pelvic fins. The rest of it is gray, except for the area right under the dorsal fin.

References

  1. ^ NatureServe (2013). "Lythrurus matutinus". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2013: e.T202147A19033857. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T202147A19033857.en.