Pinewoods shiner
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Family: | Leuciscidae |
| Subfamily: | Pogonichthyinae |
| Genus: | Lythrurus |
| Species: | L. matutinus
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| Binomial name | |
| Lythrurus matutinus (Cope, 1870)
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The pinewoods shiner (Lythrurus matutinus) is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Lueciscidae, the shiners, daces and minnowm. It is 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
[edit]- ^ NatureServe (2013). "Lythrurus matutinus". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2013: e.T202147A19033857. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T202147A19033857.en.
- ^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Lythrurus". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved March 16, 2025.
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