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Common Name: yellowfin shiner
Taxonomy: available through 
Identification: Menhinick (1991); Page and Burr (1991). According to Wood and Mayden (1992), N. lutipinnis is composed of several different forms.
Size: 7.5 cm.
Native Range:
Atlantic and Gulf Slopes from Santee River, North Carolina, to Altamaha River, Georgia (Page and Burr 1991).
Nonindigenous Occurrences: This shiner is known from (and probably introduced into) the Tennessee River drainage in North Carolina (Menhinick 1991; Johnston et al. 1995; McLarney, personal communication). In Georgia, it has been recorded from (and possibly introduced into) the extreme headwaters of the Chattahoochee River and the Coosa River (Etowah) drainage (Lee et al. 1980 et seq.; Swift et al. 1986; Burkhead et al. 1997), the Little Tennessee River system (Tennessee River drainage) (Johnston et al. 1995), and the Etowah River (Burkhead et al. 1997).
Means of Introduction: Unknown; possible bait bucket releases.
Status: Established in Georgia and North Carolina. Johnston et al. (1995) noted that the species appears to be expanding its range and abundance in the Tennessee River drainage.
Impact of Introduction: Unknown.
Remarks: There is some uncertainty in the literature concerning the native versus introduced range of this species. Concerning the Tennessee drainage occurrence, Menhinick (1991) listed it as "probably introduced" into the North Carolina portion of the drainage. Lee et al. (1980 et seq.) did not depict or mention a record for the Tennessee drainage. Similarly, Etnier and Starnes (1993) did not list it as occurring in the Tennessee drainage of Tennessee. The reason for its occurrence in parts of Georgia is also uncertain. Lee et al. (1980) noted that it is known from extreme headwaters of the Chattahoochee River system (Apalachicola River drainage) and Coosa River drainage, and added that it was possibly native in both drainages. However, they did not discuss the probability of it being introduced to these water bodies. Johnston et al. (1995) found it in two sites in the Little Tennessee River, Georgia and North Carolina, during 1990 surveys. Swift et al. (1986) noted that Notropis lutipinnis and N. baileyi are rare and perhaps introduced in the Apalachicola drainage. In their summary table on fishes of the southeastern United States, these authors listed N. lutipinnis as "native, possibly introduced" for both the Chattahoochee and Coosa River systems. Bryant et al. (1979) suggested that this species gained access to the Mobile River basin through stream capture, or less likely, by way of an introduction by man.
Burkhead, N.M., S.J. Walsh, B.J. Freeman, and J.D. Williams. 1997. Status and restoration of the Etowah River, an imperiled southern Appalachian ecosystem, p. 375-444 in G.W. Benz and D.E. Collins (eds). Aquatic Fauna in Perile: The Southeastern Perspective.Special Publication 1, Southeast Aquatic Research Institute, Lenz Design & Communications, Decatur, Ga.
Other Resources:
FishBase Fact Sheet
Author: Leo Nico and Pam Fuller
Revision Date: 4/27/2006 Citation for this information:
Leo Nico and Pam Fuller. 2009. Notropis lutipinnis. USGS Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Database, Gainesville, FL.
<http://nas.er.usgs.gov/queries/FactSheet.asp?speciesID=602> Revision Date: 4/27/2006
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