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Etymology: Lythrurus: Greek, lythron = blood + Greek, oura = tail; the red breeding colours in most members of this genus (Ref. 45335).
Environment / Climate / Range
Ecology
Freshwater; benthopelagic. Subtropical, preferred ?
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.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 8.6 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 86798)
Inhabits rocky pools and runs of clear, fairly fast headwaters, creeks, and small rivers (Ref. 86798). Oviparous (Ref. 205), probably open substratum spawners like congeners.
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Page, L.M. and B.M. Burr, 2011. A field guide to freshwater fishes of North America north of Mexico. Boston : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 663p. (Ref. 86798)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 115185)
CITES (Ref. 94142)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
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