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Etymology: Lythrurus: Greek, lythron = blood + Greek, oura = tail; the red breeding colours in most members of this genus (Ref. 45335); fumeus: fumeus, meaning smoky (Ref. 10294).
More on author: Evermann.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Freshwater; benthopelagic. Subtropical; 44°N - 29°N
North America: Mississippi River basin in central Illinois, to northwestern Alabama, Louisiana and eastern Oklahoma, USA; Gulf drainages from Lake Pontchartrain in Louisiana to Navidad River in Texas, USA.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 7.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 86798); common length : 4.5 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 12193)
Occurs in quiet, usually turbid, mud-bottomed or sand-bottomed pools of headwaters, creeks and small rivers (Ref. 86798). Oviparous (Ref. 205).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Page, L.M. and B.M. Burr, 2011. A field guide to freshwater fishes of North America north of Mexico. Boston : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 663p. (Ref. 86798)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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