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Common Name: scarlet shiner
Taxonomy: available through 
Identification: Page and Burr (1991); Etnier and Starnes (1993); Jenkins and Burkhead (1994); another commonly used name is Notropis ardens. Snelson (1990) recognized two subspecies, L. a. ardens and L. a. fasciolaris. Dimmick et al. (1996) recognized L. ardens as a species complex; as part of a re-evaluation, they elevated L. a. fasciolaris to species status. Mayden et al. (1992) and Gilbert (1998) treated as a valid species.
Size: 8.5 cm.
Native Range: Ohio River basin from Scioto River drainage, Ohio, southwest to extreme
southeastern Illinois (now extirpated) and south to Tennessee River
drainage, Alabama; New River drainage, Virginia and West Virginia
(Snelson 1990; Page and Burr 1991).
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Nonindigenous Occurrences: Swift et al. (1986) listed this species as possibly introduced into the Black Warrior system in Alabama. Its presence in the Muskingum River drainage in Ohio may also be the result of past introduction (Snelson 1990).
Means of Introduction: Unknown; probable bait bucket release.
Status: Established in Alabama. Reported in Ohio.
Impact of Introduction: Unknown.
Remarks: In their taxonomic revision, Dimmick et al. (1996) recognized three distinct species in the L. ardens complex and they restricted the range of each of the species. Based on the distribution map given by Dimmick et al. (1996) for the three species, we can assume that records from the Muskingum River drainage, Ohio, represent Lythrurus fasciolaris. However, among the L. ardens complex, Dimmick et al. (1996) apparently only recognized populations found in the York River drainage (L. ardens) of Virginia as introduced. Snelson (1990) provided details on the distribution of native and introduced populations. However, Snelson was uncertain of the origin of the subspecies fasciolaris (now L. fasciolaris) population occurring in the Black Warrior River system of the Tombigbee River drainage, Alabama; he indicated that it may be native or simply the result of recent introduction. Similarly, Swift et al. (1986) listed this species as possibly introduced into the Black Warrior system in Alabama; however, Mettee et al. (1996) listed it as native to that river system.
Other Resources:
FishBase Fact Sheet
Author: Leo Nico
Revision Date: 3/20/2001 Citation for this information:
Leo Nico. 2009. Lythrurus fasciolaris. USGS Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Database, Gainesville, FL.
<http://nas.er.usgs.gov/queries/FactSheet.asp?speciesID=567> Revision Date: 3/20/2001
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