| Family | Scientific Name | Author | Year | Common Name |
| Leuciscidae | Lythrurus matutinus | (Cope) | 1870 | Pinewoods Shiner |
Lythrurus matutinus
Unique Characters: Very small scales on nape; dorsal fin origin behind pelvic fin origin. Dark blotch at dorsal fin origin. Fairly slender body. Breeding male has bright, blood- red head and eye, no red on paired fins, and a silvery body. Females with tubercle development on dorsum of head equal to that of males. Found only in Tar and Neuse basins where Rosefin Shiner is absent.
Similar Species:
Rosefin Shiner
Lythrurus ardens
Rosefin Shiner Lythrurus ardens. Fairly deep, compressed body. Breeding male has faint red fins and top of head, faint blue-gray bars on back. Native to the Roanoke basin, but introduced into the Cape Fear and Yadkin basins; not sympatric with Pinewoods Shiner.
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