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Hydrophlox lutipinnis

Jordan and Brayton, 1878

Yellowfin Shiner

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G4Apparently SecureGlobal Rank
Least concernIUCN
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.105699
Element CodeAFCJB28630
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryVertebrate Animal
IUCNLeast concern
Endemicendemic to a single nation
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumCraniata
ClassActinopterygii
OrderCypriniformes
FamilyLeuciscidae
GenusHydrophlox
Synonyms
Notropis lutipinnis(Jordan and Brayton, 1878)
Concept Reference
Robins, C.R., R.M. Bailey, C.E. Bond, J.R. Brooker, E.A. Lachner, R.N. Lea, and W.B. Scott. 1991. Common and scientific names of fishes from the United States and Canada. American Fisheries Society, Special Publication 20. 183 pp.
Taxonomic Comments
Based on phylogenomic analyses, Stout et al. (2022) elevate the subgenus Hydrophlox. This generic change is accepted by Page et al. (2023).

Wood and Mayden (1992) hypothesized that Notropis (Hydrophlox) lutipinnis is a paraphyletic composite of three forms: 1) true lutipinnis in the Savannah River drainage; 2) an undescribed form in the Pee Dee River drainage, and 3) an undescribed form in the Broad River drainage. Warren et al (2000) treat the latter two as the Piedmont Shiner, Notropis cf. chlorocephalus (Rohde et al. 2009).
Conservation Status
Review Date1996-09-16
Change Date1996-09-16
Range Extent Comments
Atlantic and Gulf slopes from the Pee Dee River (Wood and Mayden 1992) to the Altamaha River, extreme headwaters of Chattahoochee River system (Apalachicola River drainage), and upper Coosa River drainage, Georgia; Little Tennessee River system, North Carolina; common to abundant in mountain and upper Piedmont streams, less common on lower Piedmont (Page and Burr 1991). Edisto, Santee-Broad, Pee Dee, Savannah, Ogeechee, Chattahoochee, and Altamaha river drainages (Wood and Mayden 1992).
Occurrences Comments
This species is represented by a large number of subpopulations and locations.
Threat Impact Comments
Localized threats may exist, but on a range-wide scale no major threats are known.
Ecology & Habitat

Habitat

Clear rocky pools of headwaters, creeks, and small rivers (Page and Burr 1991). Breeds in large congregations on gravel nests constructed by Nocomis leptocephalus (Wallin 1989).

Ecology

See Meffe et al. (1988) for description of die-off of post-spawning individuals in South Carolina.

Reproduction

Large spawning congregation (about 500 individuals) was observed in late April in South Carolina (Meffe et al. 1988).
Other Nations (1)
United StatesN4
ProvinceRankNative
South CarolinaS4Yes
GeorgiaS4Yes
North CarolinaS2Yes
Roadless Areas (3)
Georgia (2)
AreaForestAcres
Joe GapChattahoochee National Forest5,321
Lance CreekChattahoochee National Forest9,025
North Carolina (1)
AreaForestAcres
Overflow CreekNantahala National Forest3,379
References (16)
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  2. Lee, D. S., C. R. Gilbert, C. H. Hocutt, R. E. Jenkins, D. E. McAllister, and J. R. Stauffer, Jr. 1980. Atlas of North American freshwater fishes. North Carolina State Museum of Natural History, Raleigh, North Carolina. i-x + 854 pp.
  3. Marcy, B. C., Jr., D. E. Fletcher, F. D. Martin, M. H. Paller, and M.J.M. Reichert. 2005. Fishes of the middle Savannah River basin. University of Georgia Press, Athens. xiv + 460 pp.
  4. Meffe, G. K., D. L. Certain, and A. L. Sheldon. 1988. Selective mortality of post-spawning yellowfin shiners, <i>Notropis lutipinnis</i> (Pisces: Cyprinidae). Copeia 1988:853-858.
  5. Menhinick, E. F. 1991. The freshwater fishes of North Carolina. North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission. 227 pp.
  6. Mettee, M. F., P. E. O'Neil, and J. M. Pierson. 1996. Fishes of Alabama and the Mobile Basin. Oxmoor House, Birmingham, Alabama. 820 pp.
  7. Nelson, J. S., E. J. Crossman, H. Espinosa-Perez, L. T. Findley, C. R. Gilbert, R. N. Lea, and J. D. Williams. 2004. Common and scientific names of fishes from the United States, Canada, and Mexico. American Fisheries Society, Special Publication 29, Bethesda, Maryland. 386 pp.
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  9. Page, L. M., and B. M. Burr. 2011. Peterson field guide to freshwater fishes of North America north of Mexico. Second edition. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, Boston. xix + 663 pp.
  10. Page, L. M., H. Espinosa-Pérez, L. T. Findley, C. R. Gilbert, R. N. Lea, N. E. Mandrak, R. L. Mayden, and J. S. Nelson. 2013. Common and scientific names of fishes from the United States, Canada, and Mexico. Seventh edition. American Fisheries Society, Special Publication 34, Bethesda, Maryland.
  11. Page, L. M., K. E. Bemis, T. E. Dowling, H.S. Espinosa-Pérez, L.T. Findley, C. R. Gilbert, K. E. Hartel, R. N. Lea, N. E. Mandrak, M. A. Neigbors, J. J. Schmitter-Soto, and H. J. Walker, Jr. 2023. Common and scientific names of fishes from the United States, Canada, and Mexico. Eighth edition. American Fisheries Society (AFS), Special Publication 37, Bethesda, Maryland, 439 pp.
  12. Robins, C.R., R.M. Bailey, C.E. Bond, J.R. Brooker, E.A. Lachner, R.N. Lea, and W.B. Scott. 1991. Common and scientific names of fishes from the United States and Canada. American Fisheries Society, Special Publication 20. 183 pp.
  13. Stout, C., S. Schonhuth, R, Mayden, N.L. Garrison, and J.W. Armbruster. 2022. Phylogenomics and classification of <i>Notropis</i> and related shiners (Cypriniformes: Leuciscidae) and the utility of exon capture on lower taxonomic groups. PeerJ, 10, p.e14072.
  14. Wallin, J. E. 1989. Bluehead chub (<i>Nocomis leptocephalus</i>) nests used by yellowfin shiners (<i>Notropis lutipinnis</i>). Copeia 1989:1077-1080.
  15. Warren, M. L., Jr., B. M. Burr, S. J. Walsh, H. L. Bart, Jr., R. C. Cashner, D. A. Etnier, B. J. Freeman, B. R. Kuhajda, R. L. Mayden, H. W. Robison, S. T. Ross, and W. C. Starnes. 2000. Diversity, distribution, and conservation status of the native freshwater fishes of the southern United States. Fisheries 25(10):7-31.
  16. Wood, R. M. and R. L. Mayden. 1992. Systematics, evolution, and biogeography of <i>Notropis chlorocephalus</i> and <i>N. lutipinnis</i>. Copeia 1992:68-81.