Lythrurus umbratilis (Girard, 1856)
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 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.
Wikipedia contributors, Redfin shiner; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T23:06:30.478907+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Lythrurus umbratilis (Girard, 1856)
- Name authority
- (Girard, 1856)
- 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 umbratilis (Girard, 1856)
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 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 matutinus (Cope, 1870) | 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 |
|---|---|
| Lythrurus cyanocephalus Copeland, 1877 Copeland, 1877 | synonym |
| Notropis umbratilis (Girard, 1856) (Girard, 1856) | synonym |
| Lythrurus umbratilis umbratilis (Girard, 1856) (Girard, 1856) | synonym |
| Lythrurus umbratilis cyanocephalus Copeland in Jordan, 1877 Copeland in Jordan, 1877 | synonym |
| Alburnus umbratilis Girard, 1856 Girard, 1856 | 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=1020188 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:3WVK5. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.