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Fish Species Description

Scarlet shiner

Lythrurus fasciolaris

(Gilbert, 1891)

scarlet shiner Species Photo

Classification

Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Alternate Names:

Status:


Freshwater

scarlet shiner Region Map

Notes:

Basin Distribution in Georgia:

In Georgia, occurs in the Tennessee River Basin.

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