The redfin shiner (Lythrurus umbratilis) is a freshwater is a freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Leuciscidae, the shiners, daces and minnows. The redfin shiner is most commonly found in the Ohio and Mississippi River basins, as well as in drainages of the Great Lakes. The diet of the redfin shiner consists mostly of algae and small insects. This species prefers calm water in low-gradient streams over substrates of gravel or sand with some vegetation.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Redfin Shiner being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Lythrurus bellus
- Lythrurus fasciolaris
- Lythrurus roseipinnis
- Lythrurus ardens
- Lythrurus fumeus
- Cyprinella lutrensis
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Actinopterygii
- Order
- Cypriniformes
- Family
- Leuciscidae
- Genus
- Lythrurus
- Species
- Lythrurus umbratilis
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