Lythrurus matutinus (Cope, 1870)
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
The pinewoods shiner (Lythrurus matutinus) is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Leuciscidae, the shiners, daces and minnows. It is one of the six species endemic to North Carolina, where it is native to the Neuse River basin, with a single introduced record from the Haw River. 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.
Wikipedia contributors, Pinewoods shiner; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T23:06:22.601795+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Lythrurus matutinus (Cope, 1870)
- Name authority
- (Cope, 1870)
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Cypriniformes
- Family
- Cyprinidae
- Genus
- Lythrurus
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Source habitat flags: Marine: no · Freshwater: yes · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- gigaclassActinopterygii
- superclassActinopteri
- classTeleostei
- orderCypriniformes
- familyCyprinidae Rafinesque, 1815
- subfamilyLeuciscinae Bonaparte, 1835
- genusLythrurus Jordan, 1876
- speciesLythrurus matutinus (Cope, 1870)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Lythrurus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Lythrurus ardens (Cope, 1868) | CyprinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Lythrurus fumeus (Evermann, 1892) | CyprinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Lythrurus lirus (Jordan, 1877) | CyprinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Lythrurus umbratilis (Girard, 1856) | CyprinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Lythrurus alegnotus (Snelson, 1972) | CyprinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Lythrurus atrapiculus (Snelson, 1972) | CyprinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Lythrurus bellus (Hay, 1881) | CyprinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Lythrurus fasciolaris (Gilbert, 1891) | CyprinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Lythrurus roseipinnis (Hay, 1885) | CyprinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Lythrurus snelsoni (Robison, 1985) | CyprinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Alburnellus matutinus Cope, 1870 Cope, 1870 | synonym |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1421460 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:3WVK2. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.