Blacktip shiner

Blacktip shiner
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Cypriniformes
Family:	Leuciscidae
Genus:	Lythrurus
Species:	L. atrapiculus
Binomial name
Lythrurus atrapiculus (Snelson, 1972)
Synonyms [2]
Notropis (Lythrurus) atrapiculusSnelson, 1972

The blacktip shiner (Lythrurus atrapiculus) is a freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Leuciscidae, the shiners, daces and minnows. ^[2] 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. ^[3] The Blacktip shiner measures about 6.5 centimeters. ^[4]

References

1. NatureServe (2013). "Lythrurus atrapiculus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2013: e.T202143A18234928. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T202143A18234928.en . Retrieved 18 November 2021.
2. Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Lythrurus". Catalog of Fishes . California Academy of Sciences . Retrieved 16 March 2025.
3. Rainer Froese; Daniel Pauly, eds. (2017). "Blacktip shiner Lythrurus atrapiculus Snelson, 1972". Fishbase . Retrieved 19 November 2017.
4. "Blacktip Shiner (Lythrurus atrapiculus) - Species Profile". nas.er.usgs.gov. Retrieved 2018-07-12.