Red shiner
Cyprinella lutrensis
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The red shiner is native to the Mississippi basin in the United States and has been introduced to many other states. It tolerates turbid, silty water. Omnivorous, it eats insects and algae. Silvery outside the breeding season, the breeding male turns pinkish-purple with a blue sheen and red fins. It reaches about 7 to 9 centimetres.
- Scientific name
- Cyprinella lutrensis
- Family
- Leuciscidae
Fact sheet
General
- Water
- Freshwater
- Group
- Fish
Taxonomy
- Family
- Leuciscidae
- Order
- Cypriniformes
- Synonyms
- Cyprinella beckwithi, Cyprinella billingsiana, Cyprinella forbesi, Cyprinella gunnisoni, Cyprinella lutrensis blairi, Cyprinella suavis, Cyprinella umbrosa, Hypsilepis iris, Leuciscus bubalinus, Leuciscus lutrensis, Moniana complanata, Moniana couchi, Moniana frigida, Moniana gibbosa, Moniana jugalis
Origin
- Native region
- América do Norte
Water
- Temperature
- 15–25 °C
- pH
- 7–7.5
- General hardness (GH)
- 10–20 °dGH
Size and lifespan
- Adult size
- 9.3 cm
- Lifespan
- 3 years
Behavior
- Swimming level
- Middle
Conservation and trade
- IUCN status
- Least concern (LC)
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