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💧 Freshwater Least Concern 🌡️ Subtropical

Scarlet shiner

Lythrurus fasciolaris Gilbert, 1891
Max Length
8.6 cm
Max Weight
-
Lifespan
-
Trophic Level
3.2
Depth
-
Climate
Subtropical
Resilience
High
Vulnerability
23.00/100
Typical Length
-
Depth Zone
-

📖 Overview

Adults inhabit rocky pools and runs of clear, fairly fast headwaters, creeks, and small rivers . Oviparous , probably open substratum spawners like congeners. Migratory behaviour is undetermined .

Scientific Name
Lythrurus fasciolaris
Authority
Gilbert, 1891
Habitat
Freshwater
Climate
Subtropical
IUCN Status
LC
Max Length
8.6 cm
Trophic Level
3.2
Resilience
High
Vulnerability
23.00/100
Salinity
0–0.5 ppt

🐟 Physical Description

Physical description for Scarlet shiner is currently being compiled.

🌀 Behaviour

Behavioural data for Scarlet shiner is currently being reviewed.

🦐 Diet

Diet information for Scarlet shiner is currently being compiled.

🥚 Reproduction

Reproduction data for Scarlet shiner is currently being compiled.

🌍 Habitat & Distribution

Freshwater; benthopelagic. Subtropical North America: Ohio River basin from Muskingum River drainage in Ohio to southeast Illinois (extirpated in Illinois) and south to Tennessee River drainage in Georgia, Alabama and Mississippi, USA; upper Black Warrior River system (Gulf basin) in Alabama, USA.

🌿 Ecology

Zone Preferences
💧 Freshwater
Trophic Level
3.2±0.4

📐 Morphometrics

Length–Weight Relationship: W = 0.00525 × L3.1 (TL)
Max TL
8.6cm

🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance

Salinity Range
0–0.5ppt

🛡️ Conservation Assessment

IUCN Category
Least Concern
Assessment Date
2012

📊 Population Risk & Fisheries

Population Resilience
High
Minimum doubling time
Fishing Vulnerability
23.00/100
Low vulnerability
Trophic Level
3.2
Predator
Climate Zone
Subtropical
Described By
Gilbert, 1891

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